小しょう低てい木ぼく

noun

small shrub; subshrub; undershrub

Botanical term for a low-growing woody plant, smaller than a typical shrub. Used in gardening, ecology, and plant descriptions.

• この庭にわには小しょう低てい木ぼくが何なん種しゅ類るいか植うえられている。

  Several kinds of small shrubs are planted in this garden.

• 小しょう低てい木ぼくはグランドカバーとしてよく使つかわれる。

  Small shrubs are often used as ground cover.