arbustif
French, adjective/aʁ.bys.tif/
arbustif is spelled A-R-B-U-S-T-I-F (8 letters) and appears about once in every 32 million words in written French, the 181,983rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Arbustif is a French adjective meaning “having the shape and the size of a bush or a little tree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qualifie une plante présentant les caractères d'un arbuste (forme, port et souvent la hauteur)”.
What does arbustif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
having the shape and the size of a bush or a little tree
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qualifie une plante présentant les caractères d'un arbuste (forme, port et souvent la hauteur). 2. Qualifie une strate, une formation ou groupement de plantes incluant des arbustes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of arbustif
- arbustive feminine
- arbustifs masculine plural
- arbustives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce arbustif?
- /aʁ.bys.tif/
- \aʁ.bys.tif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is arbustif in French?
arbustif appears about once in every 32 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).