frond
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noun
the
leaf
or
leaflike
part
of a
palm
,
fern
, or similar
plant
:
〘植〙 (シュロ・シダの)葉; (地衣類・シダ類・海草類などの)葉状体.
e.g.
fronds of bracken
e.g.
figurative
: her hair escaped in wayward fronds.
DERIVATIVES
frondage
noun
fronded
adjective
frondose
adjective
ORIGIN
late
18th century
: from
Latin
frons
,
frond-
‘
leaf
’.