How to Use fenestration in a Sentence

fenestration

noun
  • Each leaf can reach up to 36 inches in length, and the fenestrations are so large that each one has a delicate, lacy appearance.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The Swiss cheese descriptor is derived from the fenestrations or window-like perforations in its foliage.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
  • The leaves of Monstera obliqua are thinner and more delicate, showcasing fenestrations that can reach up to 90 percent of the leaf's surface area.
    — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 Jan. 2026
  • High humidity, bright indirect light, and warm temperatures are essential for healthy growth and proper leaf fenestration.
    — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Similar to the much-smaller Monstera adansonii, the 'Esqueleto' variety has super-sized leaves with huge fenestrations (or holes) in the leaves.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The Thomas house sits close to the street and, with minimal fenestration besides a huge bank of Mondrian-style frosted windows alongside the front door, is oriented to take advantage of its high mountainside perch.
    — Mark David, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Yellow Sunrise is a new variety of a vertical-growing pothos species (Epipremnum pinnatum) with tapered leaves, bright yellow marbling, and fenestrations or cuts of the kind seen on split leaf philodendron (Monstera deliciosa).
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026

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