Fruticose
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Fruticose is an adjective meaning (botany) Having woody stems and branches; shrubby.
Meaning
(botany) Having woody stems and branches; shrubby.
More Meanings
- (lichenology) Having a shrub-like or hairy thallus attached to the substrate at a single point.
Example Sentences
Fruticose lichens drape and tuft; crustose and squamulose lichens creep and seep; foliose lichens layer and flake.
Synonyms for fruticose
Depending on context, synonyms include shrubby, fruticulose.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fruticulose, shrubby, lichen, lichens, suffruticose, fruticous.
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