ˈfrüd.əˌkōs adjective
Etymology: Latin fruticosus, from frutic-, frutex shrub + -osus -ose; akin to Middle High German briezen to bud, swell, Old High German broz bud, sprout, Old Irish broth whisker, hair
: occurring in the form of or resembling a shrub : shrubby
a fruticose chrysanthemum
herbaceous or sometimes fruticose perennials
especially of a lichen : having a shrubby bushy thallus with flattened or cylindrical branches