'non-glossy-fruited' is a modern English compound formed from the negative prefix 'non-' (from Latin 'non', meaning 'not'), the adjective 'glossy' (formed from 'gloss' + suffix '-y'), and 'fruited' (from 'fruit' + adjectival suffix '-ed').

'non-' comes from Latin 'non'; 'glossy' developed in English from 'gloss' + '-y' to mean 'having a shine'; 'fruit' comes from Latin 'fructus' (from 'frui', 'to enjoy' or 'to have the benefit of') and entered English via Old French; the full hyphenated compound is a recent descriptive formation in modern English horticultural and botanical usage.

The component words originally denoted 'not' (non-), 'having shine' (glossy), and 'produce/fruit' (fruit); combined in modern usage they specifically describe plants whose fruits are not shiny, a straightforward compositional meaning that developed in contemporary descriptive language.