suffrutescentadj.
/sʌfruːˈtɛsənt/ Botany.
Somewhat woody or shrubby at the base.
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suffruticeous1657
suffruticous1776
undershrubby1777
suffruticose1793
suffrutescent1816
subshrubby1818
1816 Bot. Reg. 2 130 Arctotis maculata. White tawny-stained suffrutescent Arctotis.
1829 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (1836) 729 Stem suffrutescent.
1880 A. Gray Struct. Bot. iii. §3. 50 Undershrubs or Suffruticose plants, are woody plants of humble stature... If less decidedly woody, they are termed Suffrutescent.
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