suffruticose

[ suh-froo-ti-kohs ]

adjective

1. woody at the base and herbaceous above.

suffruticose

/ səˈfruːtɪˌkəʊz /

adjective

1. (of a plant) having a permanent woody base and herbaceous branches

Word History and Origins

Origin of suffruticose¹

1785–95; < New Latin suffruticōsus, equivalent to Latin suf- suf- + frutic- (stem of frutex shrub, bush) + -ōsus -ose ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of suffruticose¹

C18: from New Latin suffruticōsus, from Latin sub- + frutex a shrub

Example Sentences

Characters nearly as in Cycloloma, but the seed-coat membranaceous and the albumen wanting.—Annuals or suffruticose perennials, with flat or more usually linear and terete leaves.

From Project Gutenberg

Suffruticose plants and even small shrubs may be propagated in this way, by first planting them deeper than they are ordinarily grown, and then after the lapse of a year, which time they require to get rooted, taking them up again and dividing them into parts or separate plants.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Suffruticose, rather more than suffrutescent, 37, 39.

From Project Gutenberg

The index reference to page 37 for "Suffruticose" doesn't seem to make sense, but was left as is.

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