[Arid_gardener] Re: Palm Fronds

[Olin Miller]

The pinnate leaflets that grown along the rib of the palm leaf are called 
"pinnae" but most of us simply refer to them as leaflets.  The branch is 
called a "frond".

Olin

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> If the entire branch of a palm tree is called a 'frone', what are the 
> individual 'leaves' called?  A child asked the question Palm Sunday.