FRUTICOSE

shrubby, fruticose, fruticulose

(adjective) of or relating to or resembling a shrub

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

fruticose (comparative more fruticose, superlative most fruticose)

(of a plant) Having woody stems and branches; shrubby

Source: Wiktionary


Fru"ti*cose`, a. Etym: [L. fruticosus, from frutex, fruticis, shrub] (Bot.)

Definition: Pertaining to a shrub or shrubs; branching like a shrub; shrubby; shrublike; as, a fruticose stem. Gray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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