suffrutescent

[ suhf-roo-tes-uhnt ]

/ ˌsʌf rʊˈtɛs ənt /

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adjective

partially or slightly woody; subshrubby.

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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

Words nearby suffrutescent

Suffr., suffragan, suffrage, suffragette, suffragist, suffrutescent, suffruticose, suffumigate, suffuse, Sufi, Sufism

How to use suffrutescent in a sentence

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