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fru•ti•cose
Pronunciation: (frOO'ti-kōs"), [key]—
adj.
1. having the form of a shrub; shrublike.
2. having branched stalks, as certain lichens. Cf.
crustose, foliose.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.