frond

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A decade later, now a professional camera operator, he found himself in a sunny field in Greenford, filming close up shots of Sir David releasing harvest mice on to a grass frond.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

This means each frond is a major investment of resources that the plant repurposes after the leaf dies.

From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2024

I didn’t see it, but somebody told me Jim Cantore did get hit with a palm frond during part of his coverage.

From Slate • Sep. 30, 2022

Palm fronds can tear away and tumble toward pedestrians below; in the best-case scenario, when the frond doesn’t hit anyone or a car, it becomes litter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2021

Crabs rush from frond to frond of the waving algae.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck