suffrutescent

[suhf-roo-tes-uh nt]

adjective

partially or slightly woody; subshrubby.

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

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Historical Examples of 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