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单词 frutescent
释义

frutescent

[ froo-tes-uhnt ]
/ fruˈtɛs ənt /

adjective Botany.

tending to be shrublike; shrubby.

Origin of frutescent

1700–10; <Latin frut(ex) shrub, bush + -escent

OTHER WORDS FROM frutescent

fru·tes·cence, noun

Words nearby frutescent

frustrated, frustration, frustule, frustulum, frustum, frutescent, fruticose, frwy., fry, frybread, fry cook
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Example sentences from the Web for frutescent

  • A great variety prevails there of herbaceous or frutescent plants.

    The Desert World|Arthur Mangin
  • Frutescent, somewhat shrubby; becoming a shrub (Frutex), 39.

    The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
  • Suffruticose or Frutescent, when low stems are decidedly woody below, but herbaceous above.

    The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for frutescent

frutescent

fruticose (ˈfruːtɪˌkəʊs, -ˌkəʊz)

/ (fruːˈtɛsənt) /

adjective

having the appearance or habit of a shrub; shrubby

Derived forms of frutescent

frutescence, noun

Word Origin for frutescent

C18: from Latin frutex shrub, bush
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