frond
pronunciation
How to pronounce frond in British English:
UK [frɒnd]
How to pronounce frond in American English:
US [frɑnd]
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- Noun:
- compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad
Word Origin
- frond (n.)
- 1785, from Latin frons (genitive frondis) "leafy branch, green bough, foliage." Adopted by Linnæus for the leaf-like organs of ferns, palms, etc., as a word distinct from folium. Later given a more precise meaning in botany.
Example
- 1. The road stretches in frond of and behind the car .
- 2. 42 Sets of explosion-proof camera frond ends shall be set totally in the cctv system in unit area .
- 3. Close-up of pneumatocysts , or gas-filled bladders , that adorn the tip of a kelp frond .
- 4. The man in frond of you is a thief from england .
- 5. Is the fat lady in frond of the hotel the reporter from hongkong ?