FRUTESCENT Fru*tes"cent, a. Etym: [L. frulex, fruticis, shrub, bush: cf. F. frutescent, L. fruticescens, p. pr.] (Bot.)
Defn: Somewhat shrubby in character; imperfectly shrubby, as the
American species of Wistaria.
FRUTEX
Fru"tex, n. Etym: [L.] (Bot.)
Defn: A plant having a woody, durable stem, but less than a tree; a shrub.
FRUTICANT Fru"ti*cant, a. Etym: [L. fruticans, p. pr. of fruticare, to become bushy, fr. frutex, fruticis, shrub.]
Defn: Full of shoots. [Obs.] Evelyn.
FRUTICOSE
Fru"ti*cose`, a. Etym: [L. fruticosus, from frutex, fruticis, shrub]
(Bot.)
Defn: Pertaining to a shrub or shrubs; branching like a shrub; shrubby; shrublike; as, a fruticose stem. Gray.
FRUTICOUS
Fru"ti*cous, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Fruticose. [R.]