frutescens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of New Latin frutēscō, possibly formed from frutex (shrub) and the inchoative verbal suffix -ēscō (to become).

Participle

frutēscēns m, f, n (genitive frutēscentis); third declension

  1. (New Latin) [being] shrublike (used as specific epithet in binomial nomenclature).

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative frutēscēns frutēscentēs frutēscentia
Genitive frutēscentis frutēscentium
Dative frutēscentī frutēscentibus
Accusative frutēscentem frutēscēns frutēscentēs, frutēscentīs frutēscentia
Ablative frutēscente, frutēscentī1 frutēscentibus
Vocative frutēscēns frutēscentēs frutēscentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Derived terms

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