| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Somewhat shrubby in character; imperfectly shrubby, as the American species of Wistaria.[Websters]
2. Being shrubby. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb frutescently.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (frutescently) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective frutescent.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "FRUTESCENT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Frutescent \Fru*tes"cent\, adjective. [Latin expression frulex, fruticis, shrub, bush: compare to the French expression frutescent, from Latin expression fruticescens, present participle.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FRUTESCENT
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] In botany, from herbaceous becoming shrubby; as a frutescent stem.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Geology | Becoming shrub-like (woody). (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
