frondose

[ fron-dohs ]

/ ˈfrɒn doʊs /

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adjective

bearing fronds.

resembling a frond.

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Origin of frondose

1715–25; <Latin frondōsus abounding in foliage, equivalent to frond-frond + -ōsus-ose¹

Words nearby frondose

frond, Fronde, frondescence, frondeur, Frondizi, frondose, frons, front, frontad, frontage, frontage road

How to use frondose in a sentence

Massive, frondose; more or less horizontally expanded; bears finger-like processes of varying development on the upper surface.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
In the same way as the Ophioglossæ arose out of the frondose forms, the scale ferns arose out of the Ophioglossæ.
The History of Creation, Vol. II (of 2)|Ernst Haeckel
Next to the frondose ferns they took the largest part in the composition of the palæolithic fern forests.
The History of Creation, Vol. II (of 2)|Ernst Haeckel
One of the frondose Liverworts, Steetzia, otherwise like a Jungermannia; the spore-case not yet protruded from its sheath.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

There are several species which are related to the frondose polyporus which occur in this country as well as in Europe.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.|George Francis Atkinson