scrubby
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/ˈskrʌbi/
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/ˈskrʌbi/
An area with lots of small bushes and not many big trees.
We hiked through the scrubby terrain, where only small plants could grow.
Small and not fully grown, like a young plant or a person who is not very tall.
The scrubby little tree was struggling to reach the sunlight.