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Definition of fruticose in English: fruticoseadjective ˈfruːtɪkəʊzˈfruːtɪkəʊsˈfrudəkoʊs Botany (of a lichen) having upright or pendulous branches. 〔植〕（地衣）灌木状的 Example sentencesExamples - Where thriving foliose and fruticose lichens can be found, the environment is clean and healthy.
- Examples of fruticose microlichens include Calicium, Chaenotheca, Gyalideopsis, and Microlychnus.
- In foliose lichens there is a lower cortex and in fruticose lichens the lower cortex is replaced by a central one.
- Lichens are traditionally classified into three growth forms: crustose, foliose, and fruticose.
- This tome includes detailed entries on more than 800 foliose, fruticose, and crustose lichens; essays on the biology, structure, uses, and ecological significance of these plants; and hundreds of color photographs.
OriginMid 17th century: from Latin fruticosus, from frutex, frutic- 'bush, shrub'. Definition of fruticose in US English: fruticoseadjectiveˈfrudəkoʊsˈfro͞odəkōs Botany (of a lichen) having upright or pendulous branches. 〔植〕（地衣）灌木状的 Example sentencesExamples - Where thriving foliose and fruticose lichens can be found, the environment is clean and healthy.
- Examples of fruticose microlichens include Calicium, Chaenotheca, Gyalideopsis, and Microlychnus.
- Lichens are traditionally classified into three growth forms: crustose, foliose, and fruticose.
- This tome includes detailed entries on more than 800 foliose, fruticose, and crustose lichens; essays on the biology, structure, uses, and ecological significance of these plants; and hundreds of color photographs.
- In foliose lichens there is a lower cortex and in fruticose lichens the lower cortex is replaced by a central one.
OriginMid 17th century: from Latin fruticosus, from frutex, frutic- ‘bush, shrub’. |