frond
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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.
Origin:
1745–55; < Latin frond- (stem of frōns) branch, bough, foliage
1745–55; < Latin frond- (stem of frōns) branch, bough, foliage
Related forms
frond·ed, adjective
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frond (frɒnd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Example sentences
Garnish each bowl with a shrimp and a piece of fennel frond.
Serve chicken and vegetables topped with generous dollops of the fennel frond purée.
The present specimen is a superlative palm frond specimen characteristic of this locality.
Common name refers to the chainlike pattern of spores beneath frond segments.
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