What does fruticose mean?
Fruticose means (botany) Having woody stems and branches; shrubby.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(botany) Having woody stems and branches; shrubby.
Fruticose lichens drape and tuft; crustose and squamulose lichens creep and seep; foliose lichens layer and flake.
Use fruticose when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fruticose means (botany) Having woody stems and branches; shrubby.
Common synonyms include shrubby, fruticulose.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Fruticose lichens drape and tuft; crustose and squamulose lichens creep and seep; foliose lichens layer and flake.
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