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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Females are busy gathering threads from palm fronds and building pouch nests.
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Ernie Cowan, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
Prune palms; only remove brown fronds and old flower portions.
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—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
Gales whipped the fronds into a frenzy, causing the tree to spray embers like a sprinkler.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Snag a seat underneath a canopy of palm fronds, where you’ll be surrounded by eclectic art and the sound of live music.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
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Ernie Cowan, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
Prune palms; only remove brown fronds and old flower portions.
28.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
Gales whipped the fronds into a frenzy, causing the tree to spray embers like a sprinkler.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Snag a seat underneath a canopy of palm fronds, where you’ll be surrounded by eclectic art and the sound of live music.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Frond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frond. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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frond
noun
: a large leaf especially of a fern or palm tree that often has many divisions
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