Suffruticose

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Suffruticose \Suf*fru"ti*cose`\, a. [Pref. suf- + fruticose.]
     (Bot.)
     Woody in the lower part of the stem, but with the yearly
     branches herbaceous, as sage, thyme, hyssop, and the like.
     [1913 Webster]