suffrutescent

suf·fru·tes·cent

S0867200 (sŭf′ro͞o-tĕs′ənt) also suf·fru·ti·cose (sŭf-ro͞o′tĭ-kōs′)adj. Having a stem that is woody only at the base; somewhat shrubby.

[New Latin suffrutēscēns, suffrutēscent- : Latin sub-, sub- + New Latin frutēscēns, frutescent (from Latin frutex, shrub).]

Thesaurus

Adj.

suffrutescent - of a plant; having a woody base that does not die down each yearwoody - made of or containing or resembling wood; "woody plants"; "perennial herbs with woody stems"; "a woody taste"

Translations

suffrutescent

[¦sə‚frü′tes·ənt] (botany) Of or pertaining to a stem intermediate between herbaceous and shrubby, becoming partly woody and perennial at the base.

suffrutescent

(sŭf′ro͞o-tĕs′ənt) also

suffruticose

(sŭf-ro͞o′tĭ-kōs′)adj. Having a stem that is woody only at the base; somewhat shrubby.

suffrutescent

Words related to suffrutescent

adj of a plant

Related Words

woody

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