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
Frondescence, the bursting into leaf.
From Project Gutenberg
Generally speaking, the disunion is complicated with frondescence—but not always so.
From Project Gutenberg
The examination of the arrangement of the veins is often of assistance in determining this point; for instance, if, under ordinary circumstances, the venation of the petal be such as is characteristic of the sheath of the leaf, while in the green-coloured flower of the same species the venation is more like that which belongs to the blade of the leaf, the inference would, of course, be that the green colour was due to frondescence or phyllody.
From Project Gutenberg
The common honeysuckle, Lonicera Periclymenum, is one of these, and it is noticeable in this plant that the calyx remains unaffected—a circumstance which Morren says shows the distinctness of virescence from frondescence; for, in this instance, we have the most foliaceous portion of the flower remaining unchanged, while the corolla and other organs, usually less leaf-like in their nature, assume a green colour; but this may rather be attributed to the axial nature of the so-called adherent calyx.
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