frondescence
Americannoun
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the process or period of putting forth leaves, as a tree, plant, or the like.
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leafage; foliage.
noun
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rare the process or state of producing leaves
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a less common name for foliage
Other Word Forms
- frondescent adjective
Etymology
Origin of frondescence
First recorded in 1835–45; < New Latin frondescentia, derivative of Latin frondescent-, the present participle stem of frondescēns “becoming leafy,” from the inchoative verb frondescere “to become leafy, put forth leaves,” a derivative of frondēre “to have leaves” + -ia -ia ( def. ); frond, -escence
Example Sentences
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For several years, white deer have been seen munching ornamental frondescence in backyards and have become so popular among people that they are explicitly excluded from Charlottesville efforts to reduce the ruminating ungulate population.
From Washington Times • Apr. 14, 2018
Chloranthy, then, is a more complete form of frondescence.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.
The cane-fields are broad sheets of beautiful gold-green; and nearly as bright are the masses of pomme-cannelle frondescence, the groves of lemon and orange; while tamarind and mahoganies are heavily sombre.
From Two Years in the French West Indies by Hearn, Lafcadio
As might be expected, frondescence of the petals is frequently accompanied by other changes of a similar nature in other parts of the flower, and sometimes by the abortion of the sexual organs.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.
Among Umbelliferæ affected with frondescence of the pistil a similar increase in the number of ovules takes place.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.
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