frond C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /frɑːnd/ UK /frɒnd/ See IPA manual Freq #37424 Meanings 1 noun a large or divided leaf, especially the leaf of a fern, palm, or cycad A broad fern frond arched over the stream. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a large or divided leaf,... fern leafpalm leaf Word family Forms frondescentfronds Derived forms frondedfrondlikefrondless Related forms fernpalmleaf Etymology Borrowed from Latin frons, genitive frondis, 'leafy branch or foliage'. English first used it botanically for fern leaves and later for similarly divided leaves such as those of palms. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # frond **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /frɑːnd/ **IPA (UK):** /frɒnd/ **Frequency rank:** 37424 ## Meanings 1. a large or divided leaf, especially the leaf of a fern, palm, or cycad ## Examples - A broad fern frond arched over the stream. ## Synonyms - fern leaf - palm leaf ## Derived Forms - fronded - frondlike - frondless ## Related Forms - fern - palm - leaf ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin frons, genitive frondis, 'leafy branch or foliage'. English first used it botanically for fern leaves and later for similarly divided leaves such as those of palms. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown