n.
Pronunciation: ' fränd
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin frond-, frons foliage
Date: 1785
1 : a large leaf (esp. of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
2 : a thallus or thalloid shoot (as of a lichen or seaweed) resembling a leaf
– frond · ed \ ' frän-d ə d \ adjective