Fruticose lichens look like moss or tiny shrubs (Rolla M. Tryon).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
suf|fru|ti|cose — «suh FROO tuh kohs», adjective. Botany. 1. having the character of a suffrutex; small with woody stems. 2. woody at the base but herbaceous above. ╂[< New Latin suffruticosus < suffrutex, icis suffrutex] … 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
cose — bel·li·cose; ci·cat·ri·cose; cose; floc·cose; fru·ti·cose; fu·cose; glu·cose; gly·cose; jo·cose; jo·cose·ly; jo·cose·ness; mu·cose; mus·cose; nar·cose; psi·cose; pu·li·cose; spa·di·cose; spi·cose; suf·fru·ti·cose; ur·ti·cose; var·i·cose;… … English syllables
fruticose — fru·ti·cose … English syllables
fruticose — fru•ti•cose [[t]ˈfru tɪˌkoʊs[/t]] adj. mcr having shrublike branchings, as certain lichens • Etymology: 1660–70; < L fruticōsus full of shrubs, bushy … From formal English to slang
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
ti — co·bal·ti·cyanic; co·bal·ti·cyanide; co·bal·ti·nitrite; co·chi·ti; co·chli·o·don·ti·dae; co·lec·ti·vo; co·le·op·ti·lar; col·lec·ti·vi·za·tion; col·o·quin·ti·da; com·bus·ti·bil·i·ty; com·men·ti·tious; com·par·a·ti·val; com·par·ti·men·to;… … English syllables
Fruticose — Fru ti*cose , a. [L. fruticosus, from frutex, fruticis, shrub] (Bot.) Pertaining to a shrub or shrubs; branching like a shrub; shrubby; shrublike; as, a fruticose stem. Gray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Suffruticose — Suf*fru ti*cose , a. [Pref. suf + fruticose.] (Bot.) Woody in the lower part of the stem, but with the yearly branches herbaceous, as sage, thyme, hyssop, and the like. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
suffruticose — suf·fru·ti·cose … English syllables
