FRUTICOSE


Meaning of FRUTICOSE in English

Pronunciation: ' frü-ti- ˌ k ō s

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin fruticosus, from frutic-, frutex shrub

Date: 1882

: having a shrubby often branched thallus that grows perpendicular to the substrate < fruticose lichens> ― compare CRUSTOSE , FOLIOSE

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