suffrutescent
adjective
suf·fru·tes·cent
¦səˌfrü¦tesᵊnt
of a plant or stem
: having a base that is somewhat woody and does not die down each year
Word History
Etymology
New Latin suffrutescent-, suffrutescens, from Latin sub- + New Latin frutescent-, frutescens frutescent, from Latin frutex shrub + -escent-, -escens -escent