frond

n. [ L. frondatio, from frons. See Frond. ] The act of stripping, as trees, of leaves or branches; a kind of pruning. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] (F. Hist.) A political party in France, during the minority of Louis XIV., who opposed the government, and made war upon the court party. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Furnished with fronds. “Fronded palms.” Whittier. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. frondens, p. pr. of frondere to put forth leaves. See Frond. ] Covered with leaves; leafy; as, a frondent tree. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ L. frondescere, inchoative fr. frondere. See Frondent. ] To unfold leaves, as plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) (a) The time at which each species of plants unfolds its leaves. (b) The act of bursting into leaf. Milne. Martyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] (F. Hist.) A member of the Fronde. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. frondifer frons a leafy branch + ferre to bear: cf. F. frondifere. ] Producing fronds. [ 1913 Webster ]