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frondescence definition

fron·des·cence (frän des′əns)

noun

  1. the process, state, or period of putting forth leaves
  2. leaves; foliage

Etymology: < ModL frondescentia < L frondescens, prp. of frondescere, to become leafy < frondere, to put forth leaves < frons: see frond

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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