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frutescent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
frutes-cent
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Imperfectly resembling a shrub.

Etymology

About 1750, from New Latin frutēscēns.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: frutēscēns

Inflected Forms

more frutescent (comparative) most frutescent (superlative)

Derived Forms

suffrutescent

Synonyms

shrubby shrublike

Rhymes With

crescent fluorescent incessant incandescent antidepressant iridescent pubescent convalescent depressant effervescent luminescent quiescent

Questions

What does frutescent mean?
Imperfectly resembling a shrub.
Where does frutescent come from?
About 1750, from New Latin frutēscēns.

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