suffrutescent
Americanadjective
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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California’s Vikrant Chintanaboina, 13, quipped of “suffrutescent.”
From Washington Post
Suffrutescent, suf-rōō-tes′ent, adj. somewhat woody at the base.—n.
From Project Gutenberg
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
Suffruticose, rather more than suffrutescent, 37, 39.
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