Palm Frond

Palm branch

The date palm branch or frond is a symbol of victory, triumph, peace, and eternal life originating in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean world. The date palm (Phoenix) was sacred in Mesopotamian religions, and in ancient Egypt represented immortality. In Judaism, the lulav, a closed frond of the date palm is part of the festival of Sukkot. A palm branch was awarded to victorious athletes in ancient Greece, and a palm frond or the tree itself is one of the most common attributes of Victory personified in ancient Rome.

Frond

A frond is a large, divided leaf. In both common usage and botanical nomenclature, the leaves of ferns are referred to as fronds and some botanists restrict the term to this group. Other botanists allow the term frond to also apply to the large leaves of cycads, as well as palms (Arecaceae) and various other flowering plants, such as mimosa or sumac. "Frond" is commonly used to identify a large, compound leaf, but if the term is used botanically to refer to the leaves of ferns and algae it may be applied to smaller and undivided leaves. Whatever the term frond can also refer to structures or organisms of ediacaran lifeforms called Frondomorphs, which may be related to primitive animals.

palm

Noun

1. Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics.
2. A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing.

Noun

1. The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand or other primate hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
2. The corresponding part of the forefoot of a nonprimate mammal.

frond

Noun

1. The leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf.
2. Any fern-like leaf or other object resembling a fern leaf.