Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to a lichen whose thallus is branched and shrubby.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to shrubs; shrubby: as, a fruticose stem.
- In lichenology, having the thallus attached only by a narrow base, from which, it ascends in a branching, shrub-like form.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Bot.) Pertaining to a shrub or shrubs; branching like a shrub; shrubby; shrublike.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of a plant Having
woody stems andbranches ;shrubby
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or resembling a shrub
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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For example, poorly drained areas are often dominated by sedges with an understory of mosses and liverworts, but lack fruticose lichens [11].
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UV-induced changes in pigment content and light penetration in the fruticose lichen Cladonia arbuscula ssp. mitis.
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Water - and temperature-dependence of DNA damage and repair in the fruticose lichen Cladonia arbuscula ssp. mitis exposed to UV-B radiation.
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The ecoregion supports dense carpets of moss and fruticose lichen, along with closed, low-growing ericaceous shrubs.
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Viburna continue; Salix (fruticose) commences about 5,000 feet, continues here and there to Moflong.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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Asphodelus is common with Cheiranthus; one or more fruticose Dianthi occur in these places, and a curious shrubby Polygonum.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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The most curious tree is one which with the true appearance of an Elaeagnus, seems to be a Loranthus, the first arborescent species yet found, although, as one or two other exceptions occur to parasitism, there is no reason why there should not be a terrestrial arborescent species, as well as a fruticose one.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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Branched fruticose zoogloea of _Cladothrix_ (slightly magnified).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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