Frū'ti-cōse' or Frū'ti-cōus, a.
a. [Lat. fruticosus, from frutex, q. v.; Fr. frutiqueux.] (Bot.) Pertaining to shrubs; branching like a shrub; shrubby; shrub-like; as, a fruticous stem. Gray.
a. [Lat. fruticosus, from frutex, q. v.; Fr. frutiqueux.] (Bot.) Pertaining to shrubs; branching like a shrub; shrubby; shrub-like; as, a fruticous stem. Gray.