Plural form of frutex; multiple shrubs or small bushy plants with woody stems.
Latin plural of 'frutex' following standard Latin -ex to -ices transformation. Preserves the original Latin inflection in scientific botanical terminology.
Latin plurals in English feel weird, but botanists kept 'frutices' because it makes them sound fancy—and it does match how actual shrubs multiply!
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