frondation

English

Etymology

From Latin frondatio, from frons. See frond.

Noun

frondation (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) The act of stripping, especially of trees, of leaves or branches.
   • 1664, J[ohn] E[velyn], Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions. […], London: […] Jo[hn] Martyn, and Ja[mes] Allestry, printers to the Royal Society, […], →OCLC:

     frondation , or the taking off some of the luxuriant branches and sprays of such trees

References

• “frondation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Ford Nation