[f. FROND sb.1 + -AGE.] The fronds (of a tree or plant) collectively. Sometimes improperly used as a synonym of foliage.
1842. Sir A. De Vere, Song of Faith, 20–1.
| Gazed, mournful, on thy fields of old renown, | |
| And cedarn woods with shadowy frondage cool. |
1871. Swinburne, Songs bef. Sunrise, Hertha. The tree many-rooted … With frondage red-fruited.
1885. Lady Brassey, The Trades, 475. Jamaica, with its tree-ferns and foliage and flowerless frondage.
