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frond (n.)
1785, from Latin
frons
(genitive
frondis
) "leafy branch, green bough, foliage." Adopted by Linnæus for the leaf-like organs of ferns, palms, etc., as a word distinct from
folium
. Later given a more precise meaning in botany.
