suffrutescent

[ suhf-roo-tes-uhnt ]

adjective

1. partially or slightly woody; subshrubby.

Word History and Origins

Origin of suffrutescent¹

1810–20; < New Latin suffrutēscent- (stem of suffrutēscēns ), equivalent to Latin suf- suf- + New Latin frut- (shortened stem of Latin frutex shrub, bush) + Latin -ēscent- -escent

Example Sentences

Suffrutescent, slightly woody below, there surviving from year to year.

From Project Gutenberg

Suffrutescent, slightly shrubby or woody at the base only, 39.

From Project Gutenberg