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suffruticose
[ suh-froo-ti-kohs ]
/ səˈfru tɪˌkoʊs /
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adjective
woody at the base and herbaceous above.
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Words nearby suffruticose
suffragan, suffrage, suffragette, suffragist, suffrutescent, suffruticose, suffumigate, suffuse, Sufi, Sufism, Sufu
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How to use suffruticose in a sentence
Suffruticose or Frutescent, when low stems are decidedly woody below, but herbaceous above.
The Elements of Botany|Asa GrayA species of one of the suffruticose Acanthaccæ (Strobilanthes), which grows, abundantly in the mountain ranges of Ceylon.
Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon|J. Emerson TennentThe medicated suffruticose Artemisia: Joussa in old cultivation, and Peganum are the most common plants.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith
British Dictionary definitions for suffruticose
suffruticose
/ (səˈfruːtɪˌkəʊz) /
adjective
(of a plant) having a permanent woody base and herbaceous branches
Word Origin for suffruticose
C18: from New Latin suffruticōsus, from Latin sub- + frutex a shrub
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