suffrutescent

[ suhf-roo-tes-uh nt ]

/ ˌsʌf rʊˈtɛs ənt /

adjective

partially or slightly woody; subshrubby.

Nearby words

suffr., suffragan, suffrage, suffragette, suffragist, suffrutescent, suffruticose, suffumigate, suffuse, suffusion, suffusive

Origin of suffrutescent

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

Examples from the Web for suffrutescent

Suffrutescent, slightly woody below, there surviving from year to year.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
Suffrutescent, slightly shrubby or woody at the base only, 39.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray