frondose

American  

[fron-dohs] / ˈfrɒn doʊs /

adjective

1. bearing fronds.

2. resembling a frond.

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Etymology

Origin of frondose

1715–25; < Latin frondōsus abounding in foliage, equivalent to frond- frond + -ōsus -ose ¹

Example Sentences

It is not so common at Ithaca as the frondose polyporus.

From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis

In fact we may expect a form reduced to an axis, a few ramenta, a frondose dilatation, and one punctum of reproductive organs.

From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William

Colour dirty white: forms a broad frondose polyzoarium 1 1/2 to 2 inches, or perhaps more, in height.

From Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 by MacGillivray, John

One of the frondose Liverworts, Steetzia, otherwise like a Jungermannia; the spore-case not yet protruded from its sheath.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

Polyporus umbellatus Fr.—This species is also related to the frondose polyporus, but is very distinct.

From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis