The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Suffrutescent \Suf`fru*tes"cent\, a. [Pref. suf- + frutescent.] (Bot.) Slightly woody at the base. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
suffrutescent adj 1: of a plant; having a woody base that does not die down each year