1
: a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
2
: a thallus or thalloid shoot (as of a lichen or seaweed) resembling a leaf
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Its fronds are strewn across churchyards worldwide during Palm Sunday processions to symbolize Christ’s last entry into Jerusalem, and palm leaves cover the Sukkot booths during the annual Jewish Feast of the Tabernacles as called for in Leviticus.
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Jacob Jones, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025
Just avoid leaving only a few fronds that many call a rocket cut.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
Keep palms healthy; only remove the dead fronds and old flower heads.
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—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2025
Strain over fresh ice into a tall glass and garnish with a pineapple wedge, pineapple frond, or both.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 26 July 2025
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Jacob Jones, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025
Just avoid leaving only a few fronds that many call a rocket cut.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
Keep palms healthy; only remove the dead fronds and old flower heads.
59.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2025
Strain over fresh ice into a tall glass and garnish with a pineapple wedge, pineapple frond, or both.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 26 July 2025
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“Frond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frond. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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frond
noun
: a large leaf especially of a fern or palm tree that often has many divisions
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