frutice

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin fruticem (“shrub”), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfru.ti.t͡ʃe/
  • Rhymes: -utitʃe
  • Hyphenation: frù‧ti‧ce

Noun[edit]

frutice m (plural frutici)

  1. (botany) shrub
    Synonym: arbusto
    • 1567, Ricettario fiorentino [Florentine Cookbook]‎[1], page 3:
      Le piante sono ò arbori, ò herbe, ò frutici ò sterpi
      Plants are trees or herbs or shrubs or twigs.

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • frutice in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

frutice

  1. ablative singular of frutex
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