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
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. ); see frond, -escence
Example Sentences
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Frondescence of the petals has been observed most frequently in the following cases; some, perhaps, were cases merely of virescence, q. v.; see also under Chloranthy, Prolification.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.
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