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frutescent

[ froo-tes-uhnt ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. tending to be shrublike; shrubby.

frutescent

/ fruːˈtɛsənt; ˈfruːtɪˌkəʊs; -ˌkəʊz /

adjective

  1. having the appearance or habit of a shrub; shrubby
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • fruˈtescence, noun
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Other Words From

  • fru·tescence noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of frutescent1

1700–10; < Latin frut ( ex ) shrub, bush + -escent
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Word History and Origins

Origin of frutescent1

C18: from Latin frutex shrub, bush
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Example Sentences

Suffruticose or Frutescent, when low stems are decidedly woody below, but herbaceous above.

A great variety prevails there of herbaceous or frutescent plants.

Frutescent, somewhat shrubby; becoming a shrub (Frutex), 39.

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