frondous

frondous [Lat. frons (gen it. frond is ), and Eng., ., suff. -ous . Bot. & Hort.: Leafy; producing leaves and flowers on one organ. (Used occasionally in describing abnormally luxuriant states of roses and anemones.) frons, s. [Lat. the forehead, the brow, the front.] Anat.: That part of the visage which extends from one temple to the other, and is comprised in a vertical direction between the roots of the hair and the superciliary ridges.