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† ˈfruticant, a. Obs.—1 [ad. L. fruticant-em pr. pple. of fruticāre to sprout.] Putting forth shoots, sprouting. Also † ˈfruticate v. Obs.—1 intr. To shoot, sprout. † frutiˈcation. Obs.—0 [L. fruticātiōn-em.] (See quot.)
1656Blount Glossogr., Frutication, sprouting out of young sprigs, a springing forth. 1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 148 In which..Soyl, many of the same kind fruticate. 1664Evelyn Sylva (1679) 2 These [trees] we shall divide into the greater and more deciduous, fruticant, and shrubby. 1740Tull Suppl. Horse-hoing 260 The other Fields..being planted late, could not be ho'd till after the time of Frutication (i.e. Tillering) was past. |