frond
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A decade later, now a professional camera operator, he found himself in a sunny field in Greenford, filming close up shots of Sir David releasing harvest mice on to a grass frond.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026
This means each frond is a major investment of resources that the plant repurposes after the leaf dies.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 29, 2024
I didn’t see it, but somebody told me Jim Cantore did get hit with a palm frond during part of his coverage.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2022
Palm fronds can tear away and tumble toward pedestrians below; in the best-case scenario, when the frond doesn’t hit anyone or a car, it becomes litter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2021
Not even enough to drip through the palm frond roof.
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
If you have a palm tree, have a professional remove dead fronds before storms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
At one point father and baby ate grass together, the big grass fronds flickering around their heads as they chomped.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
It looks like charcoal, but the black briquettes are actually made from plant waste: millet and sesame stalks, palm fronds and cobs.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
Mourners have been carrying branches and palm fronds, a symbol of mourning and grief among the Luo ethnic group to which Odinga belonged.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025
Sefia ducked into the nearest patch of ferns, trembling so violently the fronds began quivering at her touch.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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