Definition of Fruticose. Meaning of Fruticose. Synonyms of Fruticose

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Definition of Fruticose

Fruticose
Fruticose Fru"ti*cose`, a. [L. fruticosus, from frutex, fruticis, shrub] (Bot.) Pertaining to a shrub or shrubs; branching like a shrub; shrubby; shrublike; as, a fruticose stem. --Gray.

Meaning of Fruticose from wikipedia

- A fruticose lichen is a form of lichen fungi that is characterized by a coral-like shrubby or bushy growth structure. It is formed from a symbiotic relationship...
- filamentous, foliose, fruticose, gelatinous, leprose, placoidioid and squamulose. Traditionally, crustose (flat), foliose (leafy) and fruticose (shrubby) are...
- plant-like, but are not plants. They may have tiny, leafless branches (fruticose); flat leaf-like structures (foliose); grow crust-like, adhering tightly...
- Usnea strigosa, commonly known as bushy beard lichen, is a fruticose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Usnea strigosa has worldwide distribution. It...
- Having a tight attachment to a surface. adventive branching Referring to fruticose lichens, a branching pattern that is unusual or abnormal, like that which...
- the British soldiers lichen or the British soldiers cup lichen, is a fruticose, cup lichen belonging to the family Cladoniaceae. The species was first...
- Usnea filipendula, the fishbone beard lichen, is a pale gray-green fruticose lichen with a pendant growth form, growing in up to 20 cm many-branching...
- Usnea is a genus of fruticose lichens in the large family Parmeliaceae. The genus, which currently contains roughly 130 species, was established by Michel...
- Ramalina farinacea is an epiphytic bushy shaped (fruticose) lichen common to areas with Mediterranean, subtropical, or temperate climates. It is in the...
- Seirophora lacunosa is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), fruticose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. It is endemic to the semi-arid regions...