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The condition or period of unfolding of leaves.

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  • Chloranthy, then, is a more complete form of frondescence.
  • Generally speaking, the disunion is complicated with frondescence -- but not always so.
  • Many of these cases, and others that might be cited, are probably instances of frondescence or phyllody (see p. 241).
  • These three groups will be found to include most of the forms under which frondescence of the clover blossoms occurs, but there are, of course, intermediate forms not...
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