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suffrutex

suffrutex

9.9
A plant that lives for many years with a woody base and low soft stems like a small shrub
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : sufrutex
  • This suffrutex regenerates each spring from its woody base after freezing winter temps.

Examples

  • Many Mediterranean suffrutex species thrive in rocky, well-drained soils.

  • The botanist identified the unusual plant as a suffrutex rather than a typical shrub.

  • The suffrutex thrives in dry conditions.

  • Many suffrutexes can survive harsh winters.

  • Many Mediterranean suffrutex species thrive in rocky, well-drained soils.

  • The botanist identified the unusual plant as a suffrutex rather than a typical shrub.

  • This suffrutex regenerates each spring from its woody base after freezing winter temps.

Synonyms

perennial
vssuffrutex
12 3.9

A plant that lives for several years and comes back each spring

is a long lived plant with a woody base and low growth habit
subshrub
vssuffrutex
  • Specialized
7.9

A low plant with a hard woody base and soft upper stems that lives for many years

emphasizes partly herbaceous stems rather than focusing on shorter size

How Woody

tree
∞ 1.0
shrub
44 1.0
suffrutex
  • Specialized
9.9
herb
70 1.0

Surface Forms

suffrutex singular
suffrutexes plural

Etymology

Suffrutex comes from Latin parts sub- 'under' and frutex 'shrub'. Think 'under-shrub': a plant with a woody base and low, partly soft stems, so a suffrutex is like a very small shrub.