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to frond

to frond

9.1
To grow large divided leaves on plants like ferns or palms
  • verb
  • /frɒnd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : formar frondas
  • palm fronds

Examples

  • Root shrugged, watching her as she circled the pond to a clump of feather-fronded cycads.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • She gaped at the sight of young alders and maples, slim white-holed birches, and delicately fronded frangipani.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • In spring, the ferns frond beautifully, filling the garden with vibrant green leaves.

  • The palm trees frond as the warm breeze gently rustles their leaves in the tropical sun.

  • After a few weeks, the young plants will begin to frond, showing off their lush, new foliage.

Synonyms

to foliate
vsto frond
  • Specialized
7.1

To grow leaves on a plant

refer to making a specific type of leaf for ferns and palms

Surface Forms

frond infinitive
fronded past
fronded past participle
fronding present participle
fronds third person singular

Etymology

Frond as a verb comes from the same noun and the Latin frons 'leaf'. It simply means 'to grow or make fronds', so when a plant fronds it is producing those big, divided leaves.