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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Sunlight pours through the spa’s floor-to-ceiling windows, illuminating neutral tones, palm fronds, and a quartz chandelier.
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Micaela English, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
Lounge by the pool under a palm frond umbrella, then head just outside the gate to the beach.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
Artists and studios including Abdalla Almulla, Amine Asselman, Esna Su, Nader Gammas, Shaha Raphael, Zein Daouk, Sayar & Garibeh and Bahraini-Danish created one-of-a-kind pieces ranging from ceramic sheets and volcanic stone to works inspired by Emirati Areesh and palm-frond braiding.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
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.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
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Micaela English, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
Lounge by the pool under a palm frond umbrella, then head just outside the gate to the beach.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
Artists and studios including Abdalla Almulla, Amine Asselman, Esna Su, Nader Gammas, Shaha Raphael, Zein Daouk, Sayar & Garibeh and Bahraini-Danish created one-of-a-kind pieces ranging from ceramic sheets and volcanic stone to works inspired by Emirati Areesh and palm-frond braiding.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
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.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Frond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frond. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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: a large leaf especially of a fern or palm tree that often has many divisions
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