半灌木 meaning in English

half shrub
half-shrub
subshrub
undershrub

Shrub and undershrub niches in vegetation of the fukang desert
阜康荒漠植被灌木与半灌木种群生态位的研究
East indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber
东印度稀疏的多刺的一年生的药草或多年生的半灌木，由于其多肉的被用在果馅饼中和果冻中的花萼以及树的内皮光纤而被广泛种植。
They have great potentialities to ecological restoration and high value to being used as forage . however researches on their physiological characteristics related to drought adaptabilities were not sufficient , yet . therefore , it is necessary to reveal more properties in order to increase efficiency in the ecological practice and to promote using in pasturage
驼绒藜属( ceratoides )植物为干旱、半干旱地区具有重要生态价值和饲用价值的旱生半灌木资源，对该属植物适应干旱生理特性的研究尚不充分，加深研究有助于提高对它们的利用效率和应用价值。