fronds
- plural of frond.
Example Sentences
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At one point father and baby ate grass together, the big grass fronds flickering around their heads as they chomped.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
It looks like charcoal, but the black briquettes are actually made from plant waste: millet and sesame stalks, palm fronds and cobs.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
In 1987, an elderly woman in Fort Lee, N.J., naps beside a small Christmas tree; expertly framed, her torso is blanketed by the skeleton fronds of a nearby potted palm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Mourners have been carrying branches and palm fronds, a symbol of mourning and grief among the Luo ethnic group to which Odinga belonged.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025
The Dalmatian fern, with its dappled fronds and alert bearing.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
