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fronded

UK/ˈfɹɒndɪd/

fronded adjective: bearing fronds.

Adjective

fronded (comparative more fronded, superlative most fronded)

  1. Bearing fronds.
    • Then light and swift through the jungle trees / We swung in our airy flights, / Or breathed in the balms of the fronded palms / In the hush of the moonless nights;1909, Langdon Smith, Evolution
    • The branches, outspread in flat plumes and, beautifully fronded, sweep gracefully downward and outward, […] .1912, John Muir, The Yosemite, Chapter 5: The Trees of the Valley

Forms of fronded

comparativemore fronded
superlativemost fronded

Origin of fronded

From frond + -ed.

Words formed from fronded

Questions about fronded

What does fronded mean?
Fronded means bearing fronds.
What part of speech is fronded?
Fronded is an adjective.
How do you pronounce fronded?
Fronded is pronounced /ˈfɹɒndɪd/ (UK).

Words near fronded in the dictionary

  1. Fronczaks
  2. frond
  3. frondage
  4. frondages
  5. frondation
  6. fronded
  7. frondelite
  8. frondellite
  9. frondent
  10. frondesce
  11. frondesced

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