This is a casual term used by houseplant growers and tropical plant breeders to describe leaf fenestration. These natural splits, holes, or clear windows develop as the plant matures, originally serving to let light pass through to lower leaves or to resist high winds in tropical canopies. Breeders often select for early or extreme fenestration because it drives high market value.
Heard on the job
We need to stake this monstera up higher if you want it to start throwing leaves with good fennies.
Also heard as
- fennie
- fenestration