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frutescent
[ froo-tes-uhnt ]
adjective
, Botany.
- tending to be shrublike; shrubby.
frutescent
/ -ˌkəʊz; ˈfruːtɪˌkəʊs; fruːˈtɛsənt /
adjective
- having the appearance or habit of a shrub; shrubby
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Derived Forms
- fruˈtescence, noun
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Other Words From
- fru·tescence noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of frutescent1
1700–10; < Latin frut ( ex ) shrub, bush + -escent
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Word History and Origins
Origin of frutescent1
C18: from Latin frutex shrub, bush
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Example Sentences
Suffruticose or Frutescent, when low stems are decidedly woody below, but herbaceous above.
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A great variety prevails there of herbaceous or frutescent plants.
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Frutescent, somewhat shrubby; becoming a shrub (Frutex), 39.
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