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Pronunciation: [fɹˈɒnd] (IPA)

Frond is a word used to describe a large, flat leaf, typically found on ferns and palm trees. Some synonyms for frond include blade, leaflet, palmate, pinnate, and foliage. Blade is a broad, flat leaf that lacks a petiole, or stem. Leaflet refers to a smaller leaf that is part of a larger compound leaf. Palmate means having lobes or leaflets radiating from a center, like the fingers of a hand. Pinnate refers to a leaf with leaflets arranged in pairs along a central axis. Foliage is a broad term for all the leaves in a plant, including fronds. These synonyms can help add variety and nuance to descriptions of plant life.
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Usage examples for Frond

O'Grady pushed aside a palm-frond and pointed toward Prochnow.
"Under the Skylights"
Henry Blake Fuller
They paused momentarily by a vine-covered wall and he felt a cool frond reach out to caress his shoulder while a long tendril curled gracefully about his forearm between the upper and the lower wrists.
"The Short Life"
Francis Donovan
The nest was built on the frond of a Calamus, the end of which rested in the fork of a small sapling.
"The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1"
Allan O. Hume

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