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[frond] / frɒnd /


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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

You could probably get away with giving this gift to both the plant lover on your list and/or that special someone who genuinely fears the forbidden frond.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 3, 2024

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

For a Christmas tree we had a palm frond stuck in a bucket of rocks.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

It begins with the fronds of the palm tree.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

At one point father and baby ate grass together, the big grass fronds flickering around their heads as they chomped.

From Slate May 27, 2026

In February there is not much to see yet, just thin fronds that will become metre-long blades by spring.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2026

It looks like charcoal, but the black briquettes are actually made from plant waste: millet and sesame stalks, palm fronds and cobs.

From Barron's Apr. 24, 2026

Laney sought out Paganini from under the fronds of a potted palm tree.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser




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