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单词 suffruticose
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suffruticose

[ suh-froo-ti-kohs ]
/ səˈfru tɪˌkoʊs /

adjective

woody at the base and herbaceous above.

Origin of suffruticose

1785–95; <New Latin suffruticōsus, equivalent to Latin suf-suf- + frutic- (stem of frutex shrub, bush) + -ōsus-ose1

Words nearby suffruticose

suffragan, suffrage, suffragette, suffragist, suffrutescent, suffruticose, suffumigate, suffuse, suffusion, Sufi, Sufism
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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 Gray

  • A 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
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