Frond (Noun)
Meaning
Compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The delicate frond of the maidenhair fern glistened with dew in the morning sunlight.
- A fallen frond from the palm tree blanketed the sandy beach.
- Cycads are often mistaken for palms due to their similar fronds.
- A damaged frond on the fern required pruning to prevent the spread of disease.
- The lush green frond of the tree fern towered above the undergrowth in the forest.