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]‎^[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

• fruticeto

Further reading

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

Latin

Noun

frutice

1. ablative singular of frutex