frond

[ frond ]

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nounBotany.

an often large, finely divided leaf, especially as applied to the ferns and certain palms.
a leaflike expansion not differentiated into stem and foliage, as in lichens.

Origin of frond

1745–55; <Latin frond- (stem of frōns) branch, bough, foliage

Other words from frond

fronded, adjective

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How to use frond in a sentence

Dried palm fronds and pink carnations had been placed on the roughly 20 fresh graves that had been dug in the uneven ground.
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Stuff the bass with the ginger, lemon slices and fennel fronds.
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Add the blood orange segments, pomegranate seeds, and fennel fronds and toss gently to mix.
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Where the dampness is excessive the fronds take on an unhealthy appearance, and mould may appear.
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In any case, fresh pieces of drying paper must now be used, and on to these the fronds are placed.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard Bastin

A very interesting way of studying Ferns is that of collecting the fronds of the species which the hunter may come across.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard Bastin
If properly dried and pressed, it is possible to preserve the Fern fronds with a great deal of their natural colour.
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In a general way the fronds are best collected during the summer and autumn, when they will, of course, be well developed.
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British Dictionary definitions for frond

frond

/ (frɒnd) /

noun

a large compound leaf, esp of a fern
the thallus of a seaweed or a lichen

Origin of frond

C18: from Latin frōns

Derived forms of frond

fronded, adjective
frondless, adjective

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Scientific definitions for frond

frond

[ frŏnd ]

A leaf of a fern or cycad, usually consisting of multiple leaflets.
A large, fanlike leaf of a palm tree.

A leaflike structure such as the thallus of a lichen or a seaweed.

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