Growing in the form or manner of a shrub; resembling or characteristic of shrubby growth.
From Latin 'frutex' (shrub) with suffix '-ant' (performing or being). Related to the verb root describing shrub-like growth patterns.
This rare adjective is basically saying 'this plant is doing shrub things'—it's the '-ing' form of the shrub family!
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