Meanings
adjectivefrondescent (comparative more frondescent, superlative most frondescent)
comparative more frondescent · superlative most frondescent
- Leafy; becoming leafy; resembling leaves.
Origin
- Latinfrondescens
- Englishfrondescent
From Latin frondescens, present participle of frondescere (“to become leafy”), from frondere (“to leaf out”), from frons (“foliage”).
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Rhymes with frondescent
crescentfluorescentantidepressantincandescentconvalescentsuppressantiridescentincessantluminescentquiescentpubescentdepressanteffervescentopalescentpearlescentflorescentevanescentelectroluminescenttumescentphosphorescentessentprepubescentsenescentobsolescent
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“frondescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frondescent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frondescent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frondescent.
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