suffruticose
[ suh-froo-ti-kohs ]
/ səˈfru tɪˌkoʊs /
adjective
woody at the base and herbaceous above.
Words nearby suffruticose
suffragan,
suffrage,
suffragette,
suffragist,
suffrutescent,
suffruticose,
suffumigate,
suffuse,
suffusion,
sufi,
sufism
Example sentences from the Web for suffruticose
Suffruticose or Frutescent, when low stems are decidedly woody below, but herbaceous above.
The Elements of Botany |Asa GrayA species of one of the suffruticose Acanthaccæ (Strobilanthes), which grows, abundantly in the mountain ranges of Ceylon.
Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon |J. Emerson Tennent
British Dictionary definitions for suffruticose
suffruticose
/ (səˈfruːtɪˌkəʊz) /
adjective
(of a plant) having a permanent woody base and herbaceous branches
Word Origin for suffruticose
C18: from New Latin
suffruticōsus, from Latin
sub- +
frutex a shrub