fron·des·cent 
(frŏn-dĕsənt)
(frŏn-dĕsənt)adj.
Bearing, resembling, or having a profusion of leaves or fronds; leafy.
[Latin frondēscēns, frondēscent-, present participle of frondēscere, to become leafy, inchoative of frondēre, to put forth leaves, from frōns, frond-, foliage .]
fron·descence n.