bullescenceBot.|bʊˈlɛsəns| [as if ad.Lat.*bullescentiaf.pres.pple. of bullesc-ĕre to bubble.] A term applied to the condition occurring in leaves when the inter-venous structure rises above the veins, as in the Savoy cabbage. Cf. bullate. 1880in Syd. Soc.Lex.