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frutex
CIDE DICTIONARY
frutex, n. [L.].
A plant having a woody, durable stem, but less than a tree; a shrub. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
frutex, n. (pl. frutices) Bot. a woody-stemmed plant smaller than a tree; a shrub.
Etymology
L frutex fruticis
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