fructescent,a.|frʌkˈtɛsənt| [ad.mod.L. fructescent-em, pr.pple. of fructescĕre to produce fruit, f. L. frūctus fruit.] Beginning to bear fruit. 1862F. Hall Hindu Philos.Syst. 30 Works are of three descriptions, technically designated as accumulated, current, and fructescent.