suf·fru·tic·u·lose \|sə(ˌ)frü|tikyəˌlōs\adjective Etymology: New Latin suffruticulosus, from Latin sub- + New Latin fruticulosus fruticulose, from fruticulus (diminutive of Latin frutic-, frutex shrub) + Latin -osus -ose of a lichen: somewhat or imperfectly fruticose