1
: a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
2
: a thallus or thalloid shoot (as of a lichen or seaweed) resembling a leaf
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The rest of the suite featured peppy tropical decor of teal accent walls, lime curtains, and gold palm frond art prints, and the bedroom was outfitted with a queen-size bed and standalone closet for storage.
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Mariette Williams, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2025
By Jack Flemming , Summer Lin, Hannah Fry and Ian James
Jan. 8, 2025 3 PM PT
A dry wind was already stirring when the sun rose over Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, fitful gusts whipping palm fronds seaward and making eucalyptus limbs creek and groan.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Thousand-year-old fragments from such nets built by the Calusa tribe using palm frond fibers have been found on Marco Island, near Naples, Florida.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
The homeowner found two teeth concealed by the fronds of a plant on the property, and upon further investigation, two more teeth were unearthed just inches underground.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Mariette Williams, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2025
By Jack Flemming , Summer Lin, Hannah Fry and Ian James
Jan. 8, 2025 3 PM PT
A dry wind was already stirring when the sun rose over Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, fitful gusts whipping palm fronds seaward and making eucalyptus limbs creek and groan.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Thousand-year-old fragments from such nets built by the Calusa tribe using palm frond fibers have been found on Marco Island, near Naples, Florida.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
The homeowner found two teeth concealed by the fronds of a plant on the property, and upon further investigation, two more teeth were unearthed just inches underground.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Frond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frond. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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: a large leaf especially of a fern or palm tree that often has many divisions
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