frutice

Italian

Etymology

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

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

Noun

frutice m (plural frutici)

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

Derived terms

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

Latin

Noun

frutice

  1. ablative singular of frutex
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