See Also: frutescent(medicine)
frutescent(dictionary)

frutescent (iou)



frutescent adjective. E18.
[Irreg. formed as FRUTEX + -ESCENT. Cf. medieval Latin frutescere become shrubby.]
Botany. Becoming shrubby; having the appearance or habit of a shrub.
frutescence noun shrubbiness L19.