frond

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English [edit]

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Frond

Etymology [edit]

From Latin frons (“leafy branch”).

Pronunciation [edit]

(UK) IPA: /fɹɒnd/
(US) IPA: /fɹɑnd/
Rhymes: -ɒnd

Noun [edit]

frond (plural fronds)

(botany) The leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf.
Any fern-like leaf or other object resembling a fern leaf.

Translations [edit]

leaf of a fern

Dutch: varenblad (nl)
Finnish: saniaisen (fi) lehti (fi)
German: Farnwedel (de) m

Maori: tētē (mi)
Russian: лист папоротника (ru) (list páportnika)
Spanish: fronda (es) f

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