fru|tes|cent

fru|tes|cent
fru|tes|cent «froo TEHS uhnt», adjective.
having the appearance or habit of a shrub; shrubby, or becoming shrubby.
[< Late Latin frutēscēns, -entis, present participle of frutēscere put out shoots < Latin frutex, -icis shoot, runner, bush]

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  • suf|fru|tes|cent — «SUHF ru TEHS uhnt», adjective. Botany. somewhat woody or shrubby at the base. ╂[< New Latin suffrutescens, entis < sub somewhat + Late Latin frutēscēns, entis frutescent] …   Useful english dictionary

  • fru — fru·gal; fru·gal·i·ty; fru·gal·ly; fru·gal·ness; fru·giv·o·ra; fru·giv·o·rous; fru·i·tion; fru·i·tive; fru·men·ta·ceous; fru·men·ty; fru·tes·cence; fru·tes·cent; fru·ti·ce·tum; fru·ti·cose; fru·tic·u·lose; fru·ti·lla; suf·fru·tes·cent;… …   English syllables

  • tes — ach·o·ru·tes; acrob·a·tes; ae·ti·tes; ag·e·la·cri·ni·tes; ago·ni·a·ti·tes; agri·o·tes; al·eu·ri·tes; al·ve·o·li·tes; al·y·tes; am·blop·li·tes; am·mo·coe·tes; am·mo·dy·tes; am·mo·ni·tes; an·ar·ces·tes; an·thoc·er·o·tes; an·tis·tes; ao·tes;… …   English syllables

  • cent — ab·du·cent; acau·les·cent; ac·cres·cent; aces·cent; ac·qui·es·cent; ad·du·cent; ad·ja·cent; ad·ja·cent·ly; al·ka·les·cent; ar·bo·res·cent; as·cent; be·nef·i·cent; can·des·cent; ca·nes·cent; cau·les·cent; cent; cent·ge·ner; cent·ner;… …   English syllables

  • frutescent — fru·tes·cent …   English syllables

  • frutescent — fru•tes•cent [[t]fruˈtɛs ənt[/t]] adj. bot shrubby or becoming shrubby • Etymology: 1700–10; < L frut(ex) shrub, bush + escent fru•tes′cence, n …   From formal English to slang

  • frutescent — fru|tes|cent Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • suf — ex·suf·fla·tion; in·suf·fi·cience; in·suf·fi·cien·cy; in·suf·fi·cient; in·suf·flate; in·suf·fla·tion; in·suf·fla·tor; suf; suf·fect; suf·fer; suf·fer·able; suf·fer·ance; suf·fer·er; suf·fete; suf·fice; suf·fic·er; suf·fi·cience; suf·fi·cien·cy;… …   English syllables

  • Frutescent — Fru*tes cent, a. [L. frutex, fruticis, shrub, bush: cf. F. frutescent, L. fruticescens, p. pr.] (Bot.) Somewhat shrubby in character; imperfectly shrubby, as the American species of {Wisteria}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Suffrutescent — Suf fru*tes cent, a. [Pref. suf + frutescent.] (Bot.) Slightly woody at the base. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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