suffruticose

[ suh-froo-ti-kohs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

suffruticose

/ səˈfruːtɪˌkəʊz /

1785–95; < New Latin suffruticōsus, equivalent to Latin suf- suf- + frutic- (stem of frutex shrub, bush) + -ōsus -ose ¹

C18: from New Latin suffruticōsus, from Latin sub- + frutex a shrub

Suffruticose or Frutescent, when low stems are decidedly woody below, but herbaceous above.

A species of one of the suffruticose Acanthaccæ (Strobilanthes), which grows, abundantly in the mountain ranges of Ceylon.

The medicated suffruticose Artemisia: Joussa in old cultivation, and Peganum are the most common plants.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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