a. Bot. [ad. mod.L. suffrutescens, -ent-, f. suf- = SUB- 20 c + frutescens FRUTESCENT. So F.] Somewhat woody or shrubby at the base.
1816. Edwards’ Bot. Reg., II. 130. Arctotis maculata. White tawny-stained suffrutescent Arctotis.
1829. Loudon, Encycl. Plants (1836), 729. Stem suffrutescent.
1880. A. Gray, Struct. Bot., iii. § 3. 50. Undershrubs or Suffruticose plants, are woody plants of humble stature…. If less decidedly woody, they are termed Suffrutescent.
