suf·fru·ti·cose \(|)sə|früd.əˌkōs\adjective alsosuf·fru·ti·cous\(ˌ)səˈfrüd.ə̇kəs\ Etymology: New Latin suffruticosus, from Latin sub- + fruticosus fruticose : woody and perennial at the base but remaining herbaceous above < a low suffruticose perennial >