fruticose: Meaning and Definition of

fru•ti•cose

Pronunciation: (fr'ti-kōs"), [key]
— adj.
  1. having the form of a shrub; shrublike.
  2. having branched stalks, as certain lichens. Cf. crustose, foliose.
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