suffruticoseadj.
/sʌˈfruːtɪkəʊs/ Botany.
Of the character of a suffrutex; woody at the base but herbaceous above.
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the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > characterized by habit > [adjective] > of or resembling a shrub or bush > of or like a subshrub
suffruticeous1657
suffruticous1776
undershrubby1777
suffruticose1793
suffrutescent1816
subshrubby1818
1793 T. Martyn Lang. Bot. sig. T3v Suffruticosus, suffruticose, Undershrubby.
1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 430 Raspberries being suffruticose plants.
1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 1188/1 Lavender is an instance of a suffruticose plant.
1876 J. Harley Royle's Man. Materia Med. (ed. 6) 362 Litmus Lichens are rigid suffruticose lichens.
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the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > characterized by habit > [adjective] > of or resembling a shrub or bush > of or like a subshrub
suffruticeous1657
suffruticous1776
undershrubby1777
suffruticose1793
suffrutescent1816
subshrubby1818
1776 J. Lee Introd. Bot. (ed. 3) Explan. Terms 378 Suffruticosus, suffruticous, half-shrubby.
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