fruticose
[ froo-ti-kohs ]
Origin of fruticose
11660–70; <Latin fruticōsus full of shrubs, bushy, equivalent to frutic- (stem of frutex) shrub + -ōsus-ose1
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How to use fruticose in a sentence
There are several varieties which assume globular, reniform, stalactitic, and fruticose shapes.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreViburna continue; Salix (fruticose) commences about 5,000 feet, continues here and there to Moflong.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The | William Griffith
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