• (n.) The act of stripping, as trees, of leaves or branches; a kind of pruning.
<botany> The act of stripping, as trees, of leaves or branches; a kind of pruning. ... Origin: L. Frondatio, from frons. See Frond. ... (06 Mar 1998) ... 
Fron·da'tion noun [ Latin frondatio , from frons . See Frond .] The act of stripping, as trees, of leaves or branches; a kind of pruning. Evelyn.