How Do You Spell FRUTESCENCE?

Pronunciation: [fɹuːtˈɛsəns] (IPA)

Frutescence is a botanical term used to describe the state of becoming shrubby or branching. Pronounced as /fro͞oˈtesns/, the word is spelled with a combination of the Latin roots "frutex" meaning shrub and "-escens" meaning becoming. The IPA phonetic transcription for frutescence is ˈfruːtɛsns, with stress on the middle syllable. The word is commonly used in the context of describing plant growth and development, and its spelling reflects its origin in Latin language and its botanical meaning.

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FRUTESCENCE Meaning and Definition

  1. State of becoming shrubby.

    Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for FRUTESCENCE

  • fructescence
  • drutescence
  • crutescence
  • vrutescence
  • grutescence
  • trutescence
  • rrutescence
  • feutescence
  • fdutescence
  • ffutescence
  • ftutescence
  • f5utescence
  • f4utescence
  • frytescence
  • frhtescence
  • frjtescence
  • fritescence
  • fr8tescence
  • fr7tescence
  • frurescence

Etymology of FRUTESCENCE

The word "frutescence" is derived from the Latin word "frutescere", which means "to become shrubby or woody". It is a combination of "frutex" (meaning "shrub") and the suffix "-escence" (indicating a process or state of becoming). Therefore, "frutescence" refers to the growth or state of becoming shrubby.

Plural form of FRUTESCENCE is FRUTESCENCES

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