FRUTICOSE


Meaning of FRUTICOSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfrü-ti-ˌkōs ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.