1
: a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
2
: a thallus or thalloid shoot (as of a lichen or seaweed) resembling a leaf
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When a ripple bug dips them into the water, surface tension causes stiff fronds at the ends to fan out in just 10 milliseconds, and the fans become oars.
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Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
The Marshallese delegation in Paris gave me a palm frond ribbon to remember them by.
—John D. Sutter, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
After a multi-agency search, a police dog handler found her naked body concealed under palm fronds at a sports ground just beyond a wire fence near the caravan park — six days after she was last seen, the newspaper reported.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
They were pictured in the wild, surrounded by fronds and trees.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
The Marshallese delegation in Paris gave me a palm frond ribbon to remember them by.
—John D. Sutter, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
After a multi-agency search, a police dog handler found her naked body concealed under palm fronds at a sports ground just beyond a wire fence near the caravan park — six days after she was last seen, the newspaper reported.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
They were pictured in the wild, surrounded by fronds and trees.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Frond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frond. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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frond
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: a large leaf especially of a fern or palm tree that often has many divisions
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