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suffrutex

/ˈsʌfɹuːtɛks/

suffrutex noun: a subshrub.

Noun

suffrutex (plural suffrutices)

  1. A subshrub.
    • Till and manure thy Fields, ſow them with thy Seeds; extirpate noxious and unprofitable Herbs; guard them from the Invaſion and Spoil of Beaſts; clear and fence in thy Meadows and Paſtures; dreſs and prune thy Vines, and ſo rank and diſpoſe them as is moſt ſuitable to the Climate; plant thee...1691, John Ray, The Wiſdom of God Manifeſted in the Works of the Creation, William Innys and Richard Manby at the West-End of St. Paul’s (tenth edition, 1735), “A Diſcourſe in the Perſon of Almighty...

Forms of suffrutex

pluralsuffrutices

Origin of suffrutex

From the scientific Latin suffrutex. Cognate with the Italian suffrutice and the Spanish sufrútice.

Questions about suffrutex

What does suffrutex mean?
Suffrutex means a subshrub.
What part of speech is suffrutex?
Suffrutex is a noun.
How do you pronounce suffrutex?
Suffrutex is pronounced /ˈsʌfɹuːtɛks/.
What is the plural of suffrutex?
The plural of suffrutex is suffrutices.

Words near suffrutex in the dictionary

  1. suffrance
  2. suffre
  3. suffricate
  4. suffricates
  5. suffrutescent
  6. suffrutex
  7. suffruticeous
  8. suffrutices
  9. suffruticious
  10. suffruticose
  11. suffruticous

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