frond
noun/frɒnd/
/frɑːnd/
- a long leaf of some plants or trees, especially palms or ferns. Fronds are often divided into parts along the edge.
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- a long piece of seaweed that looks like one of these leaves
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Latin frons, frond- ‘leaf’.
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