Suffrutescent

suf-rōō-tes′ent, adj. somewhat woody at the base.— n. Suff′rutex , an under-shrub, a herb with permanent woody base.— adj. Suffru′ticōse , shrubby at base, small with woody stem—also Suffru′ticous .— adj. Suffrutic′ūlose , somewhat fruticulose. [L. sub , under, frutex , a shrub.]