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fru·ti·cose
\ˈfrüd.əˌkōs\ adjective
Etymology: Latin fruticosus, from frutic-, frutex shrub + -osus -ose; akin to Middle High German briezen to bud, swell, Old High German broz bud, sprout, Old Irish broth whisker, hair
: occurring in the form of or resembling a shrub : shrubby
< a fruticose chrysanthemum >
< herbaceous or sometimes fruticose perennials >
especially of a lichen : having a shrubby bushy thallus with flattened or cylindrical branches |