From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfrondfrond /frɒnd $ frɑːnd/ noun [countable] HBPa leaf of a fern or palm1(2)
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frond• Apricot-colored fern fronds wave against the pearl gray background of my flannel sheets.• Give each elbow room to display its fronds.• These are clustered on the underside of the fronds.• Have to make do with quick dip and lazy lie under the fronds.• The tiny fronds of tender green when beech buds first open are an annual delight.• They did not have hair, but trailing fronds of leaves and bracken.• The gently wavering fronds of a willow tree.Origin frond (1700-1800) Latin frons “leaves” 