suffruticose, a. Bot.
(sʌˈfruːtɪkəʊs)
[ad. mod.L. suffruticōsus, f. suffrutic-, suffrutex + -ose.]
Of the character of a suffrutex; woody at the base but herbaceous above.
| 1793 Martyn Lang. Bot., Suffruticosus, Suffruticose, Undershrubby. 1842 Loudon Suburban Hort. 430 Raspberries being suffruticose plants. 1842 Brande Dict. Sci. etc. s.v., Lavender is an instance of a suffruticose plant. 1876 Harley Mat. Med. (ed. 6) 362 Litmus Lichens are rigid suffruticose lichens. |
So † suˈffruticous a. Obs. rare.
| 1776 J. Lee Introd. Bot. Explan. Terms 378 Suffruticosus, suffruticous, half-shrubby. |