frondĕus, a, um, adj. [1. frons],
of leaves , covered with leaves , leafy : nemora, Verg. A. 1, 191: Romulus frondea (corona) coronavit Hostilium, Plin. 16, 4, 5, § 11: tecta, leafy coverts , poet. for trees in full leaf , Verg. G. 4, 61: casa, covered with leaves , embowered , Ov. F. 3, 528: cuspis, a toothpick cut from a twig , Mart. 14, 22.