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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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
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.
This list does not include those very numerous cases in which this change is associated with more or less complete frondescence or leafy condition of the petals.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.
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.
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