frond

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frond /frɒnd $ frɑːnd/ noun [countable]  HBPa leaf of a fern or palm1(2) 〔蕨类或棕榈树的〕叶

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frond• Apricot-colored fern fronds wave against the pearl gray background of my flannel sheets.• Give each elbow room to display its fronds.• These are clustered on the underside of the fronds.• Have to make do with quick dip and lazy lie under the fronds.• The tiny fronds of tender green when beech buds first open are an annual delight.• They did not have hair, but trailing fronds of leaves and bracken.• The gently wavering fronds of a willow tree.Origin frond (1700-1800) Latin frons “leaves”

frond nounChinese  

leaf or a of Corpus a fern palm1(2)

frond
frond /frɒnd $ frɑːnd/ noun [countable]a leaf of a fern or palm¹(2)

frondBrE /frɒnd/ 🔊NAmE /frɑːnd/ 🔊 nouna long leaf of some plants or trees, especially palms or ferns. Fronds are often divided into parts along the edge. （尤指棕榈类或蕨类的）叶；蕨叶a long piece of seaweed that looks like one of these leaves （海藻长条形的）植物体，叶状体