Meanings
adjectivefruticulose (comparative more fruticulose, superlative most fruticulose)
comparative more fruticulose · superlative most fruticulose
- biologyLike, or pertaining to, a small shrub
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinfruticosus“bushy”
- Englishfruticulose
Diminutive from Latin fruticosus (“bushy”): compare French fruticuleux.
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French fruticuleux
- fruticuleuxpertaining to a small shrub
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APA
fruticulose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fruticulose
MLA
“fruticulose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fruticulose. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fruticulose,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fruticulose.
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