FROND

frond. Frond, n. a stem and leaf united, as in fern

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Frond (?), n. [[L. frons, frondis, a leafy branch, foliage.]] (Bot.) The organ formed by the combination or union into one body of stem and leaf, and often bearing the fructification; as, the frond of a fern or of a lichen or seaweed; also, the peculiar leaf of a palm tree.