[fru.ti.cose] adj [L fruticosus, fr. frutic-, frutex shrub] (1882): having a shrubby often branched thallus that grows perpendicular to the substrate "~ lichens"--compare crustose, foliose
FRUTICOSE
Meaning of FRUTICOSE in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012