frond
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
1Other words from frond
- fronded, adjective
Words Nearby frond
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How to use frond in a sentence
There, spongey disc-shaped, brown “nest” fronds soaked up this moisture.
These ferns may be first plants known to work together as ants do | Jake Buehler | July 1, 2021 | Science News For StudentsThis suggests a reproductive division of labor between the nest and strap frond types.
These ferns may be the first plants known to share work like ants | Jake Buehler | June 7, 2021 | Science NewsRemove from the oven, drizzle with more olive oil, if desired, squeeze the remaining orange half over everything, and tear the mint leaves and fennel fronds over the peas.
A one-pan salmon dinner with minty peas, orange and fennel | Daniela Galarza | April 1, 2021 | Washington PostIf you aren’t ready to confess your love for fennel just yet, then I hope I’ve at least convinced you to become fronds.
How to embrace fennel and add its subtle sweetness to your cooking | Aaron Hutcherson | March 26, 2021 | Washington PostFrilly, feathery fronds look similar to dill and remind me of a delicate lace.
How to embrace fennel and add its subtle sweetness to your cooking | Aaron Hutcherson | March 26, 2021 | Washington Post
Near the banks, the water is shallow and her palm frond oars propel her.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq | Nathan Bradley Bethea | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo keep the frond in position it may be useful to put a book on the paper as it is spread out.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard BastinSuddenly, however, I thought I detected a slight movement in a bracken frond beside the furze.
Creatures of the Night | Alfred W. ReesEach frond is composed of slender interwoven fibres with club-shaped filaments passing vertically to the surface.
The Sea Shore | William S. FurneauxIts frond is tubular, and the spore-clusters are situated on the tips of the branches, surrounded by a whorl of small branchlets.
The Sea Shore | William S. FurneauxThe frond contains a single tube, and is jointed and forked, the joints being usually transparent.
The Sea Shore | William S. Furneaux
British Dictionary definitions for frond
/ (frɒnd) /
a large compound leaf, esp of a fern
the thallus of a seaweed or a lichen
Origin of frond
1Derived forms of frond
- fronded, adjective
- frondless, adjective
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Scientific definitions for 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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