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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Today, the building is very consistent with the palm-frond concept.
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Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Bamboo basket boats swirl through the Bay Mau nipa palm forest—their skippers casting nets in the shade of swaying fronds.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Researchers have even designed commercial flooring for stressful places like airports that incorporate these geometric shapes based on fronds, leaves, and petals.
—Cemile Kavountzis, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
Before reaching the berries, rough saw-like edges of the palm fronds can scratch the hands and arms.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
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Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Bamboo basket boats swirl through the Bay Mau nipa palm forest—their skippers casting nets in the shade of swaying fronds.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Researchers have even designed commercial flooring for stressful places like airports that incorporate these geometric shapes based on fronds, leaves, and petals.
—Cemile Kavountzis, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
Before reaching the berries, rough saw-like edges of the palm fronds can scratch the hands and arms.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Frond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frond. Accessed 11 Sep. 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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