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suffruticose definition

suf·fru·ti·cose (sə fro̵̅o̅t′i kōs′)

adjective

Bot. having a woody base that persists but branches that die after flowering

Etymology: ModL suffruticosus < L sub- (see sub-) + fruticosus, fruticose

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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