Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Fruticose · Fru·ti·cose · IPA 01 a. Pertaining to a shrub or shrubs; branching like a shrub; shrubby; shrublike; as, a fruticose stem. 1. Pertaining to a shrub or shrubs; branching like a shrub; shrubby; shrublike; as, a fruticose stem.(Bot.)