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frond

American  
[frond] / frɒnd /

noun

Botany.

  1. an often large, finely divided leaf, especially as applied to the ferns and certain palms.

  2. a leaflike expansion not differentiated into stem and foliage, as in lichens.

frond British  
/ frɒnd /

noun

  1. a large compound leaf, esp of a fern

  2. the thallus of a seaweed or a lichen

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frond Scientific  
/ frŏnd /

  1. A leaf of a fern or cycad, usually consisting of multiple leaflets.

  2. A large, fanlike leaf of a palm tree.

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

Other Word Forms

  • fronded adjective
  • frondless adjective

Etymology

Origin of frond

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

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