frutescent

English

Etymology

About 1750, from Latin frutex (shrub) + -escent.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Adjective

frutescent (comparative more frutescent, superlative most frutescent)

  1. Imperfectly resembling a shrub.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin frutescens.

Adjective

frutescent (feminine frutescente, masculine plural frutescents, feminine plural frutescentes)

  1. (botany) frutescent
    Synonyms: arbustif, frutiqueux

Derived terms

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French frutescent.

Adjective

frutescent m or n (feminine singular frutescentă, masculine plural frutescenți, feminine and neuter plural frutescente)

  1. frutescent

Declension

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