Etymology

frondescence

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Today it means: The time at which a plant unfolds its leaves. Full definition →

New Latin frondescentia ← Latin frondescō
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  1. Latin · derived fromfrondescō
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromfrondescentia
  3. English todayfrondescence

Borrowed from New Latin frondescentia, from frondescens, from Latin frondescō.

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