frond

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frond

/fɹɒnd/ UK
/fɹɑnd/ US

Rhymes with -ɒnd

noun fronds

The leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf. By the bank, fifty yards below Elm Island, stood the Master, looking into water six inches deep. A fern frond, knocked off the bank upstream, came down turning like a little green dragon in the clear water.
Any fern-like leaf or other object resembling a fern leaf. palm frond

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noun leaf of a fern

Español	fronda, fronde
中文	植物体 zhíwùtǐ
Português	fronde
Français	fronde
Deutsch	Farnwedel, Wedel, Farnkrautwedel
Italiano	fronda
Русский	лист па́поротника list páporotnika, ва́йя vájja

noun leaf or object resembling a fern leaf

Deutsch	Wedel, Palmwedel

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@misc{frond_2026,
  title = {frond},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/frond},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}