LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

frutectum

frutectum n (genitive frutectī)

Meaning

  1. neuterthicket, shrubbery
  2. neutershrub, bush

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefrutectumfrutecta
genitivefrutectīfrutectōrum
dativefrutectōfrutectīs
accusativefrutectumfrutecta
ablativefrutectōfrutectīs
vocativefrutectumfrutecta

frŭtectum or frutētum, i, n. contr. from fruticetum,
I. a place full of shrubs or bushes.
I. Lit.: ager frutectis aut arboribus obsessus, Col. 3, 11, 3: rosa silvestris in frutecto, Plin. 25, 2, 6, § 17: tenebrosa, Prud. adv. Symm. 2, 872: acuta, id. Psych. 443; Vulg. Jer. 11, 16.—*
II. Transf., a shrub: id frutectum (sc. cinnamum), Sol. 30, § 25.

Origins

From frutex (“shrub, bush”) + -tum.

Quick answers

What does frutectum mean in Latin?
frutectum, a noun, means “thicket, shrubbery; shrub, bush”.
What is the genitive of frutectum?
The genitive singular is frutectī. frutectum is neuter, second declension.