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fruticulose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fru-tic-u-lose
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like, or pertaining to, a small shrub

Etymology

Diminutive from Latin fruticosus (“bushy”): compare French fruticuleux.

Inflected Forms

more fruticulose (comparative) most fruticulose (superlative)

Derived Forms

suffruticulose

Frequently Paired Words

fruticose

Synonyms

shrubby fruticose

Questions

What does fruticulose mean?
Like, or pertaining to, a small shrub
Where does fruticulose come from?
Diminutive from Latin fruticosus (“bushy”): compare French fruticuleux.

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