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.”

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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