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fruticose

Foliose vs Fruticose - What's the difference?

foliose | fruticose |


As adjectives the difference between foliose and fruticose

is that foliose is leafy while fruticose is (of a plant) having woody stems and branches; shrubby.

Fruticose vs Crustose - What's the difference?

fruticose | crustose | coordinate terms |

Fruticose is a coordinate term of crustose.


As adjectives the difference between fruticose and crustose

is that fruticose is (of a plant) having woody stems and branches; shrubby while crustose is (lichenology) of a lichen, growing tightly appressed to the substrate.