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fruticose
[ froo-ti-kohs ]
/ ˈfru tɪˌkoʊs /
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adjective
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Origin of fruticose
1660–70; <Latin fruticōsus full of shrubs, bushy, equivalent to frutic- (stem of frutex) shrub + -ōsus-ose1
Words nearby fruticose
frustration, frustule, frustulum, frustum, frutescent, fruticose, frwy., fry, frybread, fry cook, Frye
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How to use fruticose in a sentence
There are several varieties which assume globular, reniform, stalactitic, and fruticose shapes.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew UreViburna continue; Salix (fruticose) commences about 5,000 feet, continues here and there to Moflong.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith