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frond
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frond: A leaf in Polypodiophyta or Palmae (Arecaceae), usually relatively large and often highly dissected. Use of this term in preference to "leaf" in descriptions of ferns and palms is a matter of tradition only, not of morphological or evolutionary distinction.[1]
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Example(s): Example sentences from FNA : [1] Daughter fronds connected to mother frond by a very short stipe (not visible ). [2] area of air spaces much longer than wide, spreading throughout most of frond;

References

  1. Categorical Glossary for the Flora of North America Project, by Robert W. Kiger and Duncan M. Porter. 2001. Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation.