frondescence

For several years, white deer have been seen munching ornamental frondescence in backyards and have become so popular among people that they are explicitly excluded from Charlottesville efforts to reduce the ruminating ungulate population.

Frondescence, the bursting into leaf.

Chloranthy, then, is a more complete form of frondescence.

Among Umbelliferæ affected with frondescence of the pistil a similar increase in the number of ovules takes place.

As might be expected, frondescence of the petals is frequently accompanied by other changes of a similar nature in other parts of the flower, and sometimes by the abortion of the sexual organs.