FRUTICOSE Meaning of FRUTICOSE in English [ 'fru:tɪkəʊz , -s ]■ adjective Botany (of a lichen) having upright or pendulous branches.OriginC17: from L. fruticosus , from frutex , frutic- 'bush, shrub'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004