scrub2

noun

• 1vegetation consisting mainly of brushwood or stunted forest growth.
• land covered with scrub.

• 2 [as modifier] denoting a shrubby or small form of a plant:scrub apple trees
• North American denoting an animal of inferior breed or physique:a scrub bull

• 3 informal an insignificant or contemptible person.
• North American (in sports) a player not among the best or most skilled.