fruticose Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to or resembling a shrub
    shrubby; fruticulose.

WordNet

Fru"ti*cose` adjective
Etymology
L. fruticosus, from frutex, fruticis, shrub
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Pertaining to a shrub or shrubs; branching like a shrub; shrubby; shrublike; as, a fruticose stem. Gray.

Webster 1913