单词 | frond |
释义 | frond[ frond ] / frɒnd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR frond ON THESAURUS.COM noun Botany.an often large, finely divided leaf, especially as applied to the ferns and certain palms. a leaflike expansion not differentiated into stem and foliage, as in lichens. Origin of frond1745–55; <Latin frond- (stem of frōns) branch, bough, foliage OTHER WORDS FROM frondfronded, adjectiveWords nearby frondFrom the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step, from the word go, from this day forward, from time to time, from way back, frond, Fronde, frondescence, frondeur, Frondizi, frondose Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for frondBritish Dictionary definitions for frondfrond / (frɒnd) / nouna large compound leaf, esp of a fern the thallus of a seaweed or a lichen Derived forms of frondfronded, adjectivefrondless, adjectiveWord Origin for frondC18: from Latin frōns Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for frondfrond [ frŏnd ] A leaf of a fern or cycad, usually consisting of multiple leaflets. A large, fanlike leaf of a palm tree. A leaflike structure such as the thallus of a lichen or a seaweed. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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