suffruticose

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/səˈfruːtɪˌkəʊz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sə fro̅o̅′ti kōs′)


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suf•fru•ti•cose  (sə fro̅o̅′ti kōs′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Botanywoody at the base and herbaceous above.
  • Neo-Latin suffruticōsus, equivalent. to Latin suf- suf- + frutic- (stem of frutex shrub, bush) + -ōsus -ose1
  • 1785–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
suffruticose / səˈfruːtɪˌkəʊz/
  1. (of a plant) having a permanent woody base and herbaceous branches
Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin suffruticōsus, from Latin sub- + frutex a shrub

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