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frond

[frond]

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noun Botany.

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

Related forms

frond·ed, adjective

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Serve chicken and vegetables topped with generous dollops of the fennel frond purée.

For example, the formula to create the pattern for a tiny piece of a fern frond can be used to create the entire fern leaf.

Your ancient fern may indeed be moribund, but there is still a frond of hope.

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frond (frɒnd)

—n
1.	a large compound leaf, esp of a fern
2.	the thallus of a seaweed or a lichen

[C18: from Latin frōns]

'fronded

—*adj*

'frondless

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

frond

1785, from L. frons (gen. frondis) "leaf, leafy branch, foliage." Adopted by Linnæus in a sense distinct from folium.

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