frond´less

frond´less
frond «frond», noun.
1. a) the divided leaf of a fern, palm, or cycad. b) a leaflike part that includes both stem and foliage, such as the thallus of a seaweed or lichen.
2. Zoology. a leaflike expansion in certain animal organisms.
[< Latin frōns, frondis leaf]
frond´less, adjective.

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