This glossary definition is part of the Purdue Arboretum learning resource database, providing educational information on campus flora, morphology, and botanical terminology.
Frond
The leaf of a fern or palm. Botanists use this feature to describe leaf shape, surface, edge, or arrangement, which helps with plant identification.
Did you know?
Fern fronds unroll from fiddleheads, coiled young fronds that expand as they mature.
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