Meanings
adjectivesuffrutescent (comparative more suffrutescent, superlative most suffrutescent)
comparative more suffrutescent · superlative most suffrutescent
- biologySlightly woody or shrubby at the base.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof a plant; having a woody base that does not die down each year
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Origin
- Latinsuffrutescens
- Englishsuffrutescent
From Latin suffrutescens. For more, see sub- + frutescent.
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Rhymes with suffrutescent
crescentfluorescentantidepressantincandescentconvalescentsuppressantiridescentincessantluminescentquiescentpubescentdepressanteffervescentopalescentpearlescentflorescentevanescentelectroluminescenttumescentphosphorescentessentprepubescentsenescentobsolescent
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
suffrutescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suffrutescent
MLA
“suffrutescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suffrutescent. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suffrutescent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suffrutescent.
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