fruticose

[ froo-ti-kohs ]

/ ˈfru tɪˌkoʊs /

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adjective

having the form of a shrub; shrublike.

Botany, Mycology. having branched stalks, as certain lichens.Compare crustose, foliose.

Nearby words

frustration, frustule, frustulum, frustum, frutescent, fruticose, frwy., fry, fry cook, fry, frying, frybread

Origin of fruticose

1660–70; < Latin fruticōsus full of shrubs, bushy, equivalent to frutic- (stem of frutex) shrub + -ōsus -ose¹

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Examples from the Web for fruticose

There are several varieties which assume globular, reniform, stalactitic, and fruticose shapes.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
Viburna 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