frutescent
[ froo-tes-uhnt ]
adjectiveBotany.
tending to be shrublike; shrubby.
Origin of frutescent
1Other words from frutescent
- fru·tes·cence, noun
Words Nearby frutescent
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How to use frutescent in a sentence
Suffruticose or frutescent, when low stems are decidedly woody below, but herbaceous above.
The Elements of Botany | Asa GrayA great variety prevails there of herbaceous or frutescent plants.
The Desert World | Arthur Manginfrutescent, somewhat shrubby; becoming a shrub (Frutex), 39.
The Elements of Botany | Asa Gray
British Dictionary definitions for frutescent
frutescent
fruticose (ˈfruːtɪˌkəʊs, -ˌkəʊz)
/ (fruːˈtɛsənt) /
adjective
having the appearance or habit of a shrub; shrubby
Origin of frutescent
1C18: from Latin frutex shrub, bush
Derived forms of frutescent
- frutescence, noun
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