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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The clerics, along with participants in a crowd estimated by Vatican police at about 60,000 people, held palm fronds and olive branches at the service.
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Philip Pullella, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
Take a conversation-starting pair of wicker peacock chairs picked up from a sale at the 1904 home Clarendon Court, or the second-floor Sun Room, arranged like a Gilded Age indoor-outdoor space with clusters of seating and palm fronds.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2024
His setup included a makeshift blind made of cloth and palmetto fronds, along with two decoys off to his left that were mostly obscured by the tall grass.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2024
Downed tree limbs and palm fronds, shingles blown off of roofs and debris littering the street are common sights after a storm in Southern California.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
The fronds can be treated like herbs, so pick them off and save them for a garnish.
—Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
Dune, 1439 Washington Ave., 672-7111: The old Le Loft site has undergone a major face-lift -- the place now looks like the opulent den of a wealthy oil sheik, complete with palm fronds, billowing curtains and lots of camels and sand dunes.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
The shapes at the top of the painting could be feathers, flower petals, plant fronds or stylized tufts of body hair.
—Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
Nutrient deficiencies can be another factor, such as potassium (K); when unavailable to roots, plants pull potassium out of the oldest fronds to recycle it for younger growth.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2024
Philip Pullella, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
Take a conversation-starting pair of wicker peacock chairs picked up from a sale at the 1904 home Clarendon Court, or the second-floor Sun Room, arranged like a Gilded Age indoor-outdoor space with clusters of seating and palm fronds.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2024
His setup included a makeshift blind made of cloth and palmetto fronds, along with two decoys off to his left that were mostly obscured by the tall grass.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2024
Downed tree limbs and palm fronds, shingles blown off of roofs and debris littering the street are common sights after a storm in Southern California.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
The fronds can be treated like herbs, so pick them off and save them for a garnish.
—Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
Dune, 1439 Washington Ave., 672-7111: The old Le Loft site has undergone a major face-lift -- the place now looks like the opulent den of a wealthy oil sheik, complete with palm fronds, billowing curtains and lots of camels and sand dunes.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
The shapes at the top of the painting could be feathers, flower petals, plant fronds or stylized tufts of body hair.
—Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
Nutrient deficiencies can be another factor, such as potassium (K); when unavailable to roots, plants pull potassium out of the oldest fronds to recycle it for younger growth.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2024
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: a large leaf especially of a fern or palm tree that often has many divisions
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