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

California’s Vikrant Chintanaboina, 13, quipped of “suffrutescent.”

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Suffrutescent, suf-rōō-tes′ent, adj. somewhat woody at the base.—n.

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

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

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Suffruticose, rather more than suffrutescent, 37, 39.

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