n.1 Bot. a a large usu. divided foliage leaf in various flowerless plants, esp. ferns and palms. b the leaflike thallus of some algae.
2 Zool. a leaflike expansion.
Derivatives:
frondage n. frondose adj.
Etymology: L frons frondis leaf
n.1 Bot. a a large usu. divided foliage leaf in various flowerless plants, esp. ferns and palms. b the leaflike thallus of some algae.
2 Zool. a leaflike expansion.
Derivatives:
frondage n. frondose adj.
Etymology: L frons frondis leaf
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012