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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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
Signatures of a weevil infestation are drooping fronds and a collapsed or tilting crown that turns brown in an umbrella-like appearance, according to Mark Hoddle, a biological control specialist and principal investigator at the UC Riverside Department of Entomology.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
Find a node where the fronds branch out from the stem.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2025
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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
Signatures of a weevil infestation are drooping fronds and a collapsed or tilting crown that turns brown in an umbrella-like appearance, according to Mark Hoddle, a biological control specialist and principal investigator at the UC Riverside Department of Entomology.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
Find a node where the fronds branch out from the stem.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2025
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“Frond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frond. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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frond
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: a large leaf especially of a fern or palm tree that often has many divisions
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