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frond
(fränd)
noun
- a leaf; specif.,
- the leaf of a fern
- the leaf of a palm
- the leaflike part, or shoot, of a lichen, seaweed, duckweed, etc.
Origin: L frons (gen. frondis), leafy branch, foliage
Related Forms:
- fronded adjective
See frond in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- The leaf of a fern.
- A large compound leaf of a palm.
- A leaflike thallus, as of a seaweed or lichen.
Origin:
Origin: Latin frōns, frond-, foliage
.Related Forms:
- frondˈed adjective
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