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frond 1. a large compound leaf, esp of a fern 2. the thallus of a seaweed or a lichen frond [fränd] (botany) The leaf of a palm or fern. A foliaceous thallus or thalloid shoot. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But will you please go to the frond door; there are servants there," the gardener answered. On the fourteenth day I went into the kitchen, and I was surprised to find that the fronds of the red weed had grown right across the hole in the wall, turning the half-light of the place into a crimson-coloured obscurity. In a great airy ward of a Far Eastern hospital, lying on my back, I had plenty of leisure to remember the dreadful cold and snow of Amsterdam, while looking at the fronds of the palm-trees tossing and rustling at the height of the window. |
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