frond

/frɒnd/ (bre, ipa) · /frɑːnd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfränd/ (ame, mw)

frond — noun

  • frondsingular
  • frondsplural

1. a long, slender leaf that grows on ferns, palm trees, and similar plants, usuall

1.名詞C1
釋義

a long, slender leaf that grows on ferns, palm trees, and similar plants, usually divided along its length into many small sections.

例句

Niran swept the dry palm fronds off the cabin roof after the storm.

collocation: palm fronds

The fronds of the young fern slowly unrolled in the warm spring sun.

collocation: fronds of [plant]

同義詞
  • leaf

    general term; 'frond' specifies the long, divided shape of ferns and palms

  • blade

    the flat, wide part of a leaf or grass; narrower in scope than 'frond'

文法句型

a frond of [plant]

用法筆記

Almost always used with a plant name as modifier or in a 'fronds of [plant]' frame; rarely appears bare without a plant context.

常見錯誤

❌The oak tree had wide green fronds.
✅The oak tree had wide green leaves.
💡'frond' is only used for ferns, palms, and similar plants, not for trees with ordinary broad leaves.

2. the long, flat, leaf-shaped part of seaweed or a similar simple water plant, gro

2.名詞C2
釋義

the long, flat, leaf-shaped part of seaweed or a similar simple water plant, growing out from the stem or holdfast.

例句

Long brown fronds of kelp drifted near the rocks at low tide on the beach.

collocation: fronds of kelp

Ramón collected several wide seaweed fronds to dry and use in his cooking.

collocation: seaweed fronds

同義詞
  • blade

    the flat leaf-like part of seaweed or grass; close to this sense

  • thallus

    scientific term for the whole body of seaweed or lichen; broader than 'frond'

文法句型

a frond of [seaweed]

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense applies to seaweeds, kelps, and lichens — simple plants without true leaves — whereas sense 1 covers ferns and palms.

常見錯誤

❌The frond of the oak tree fell into the pond.
✅The leaf of the oak tree fell into the pond.
💡for tree leaves use 'leaf'; 'frond' here only applies to seaweed and similar simple water plants.