1. 1  a product of simple manual skill, as a plaited leather cord for the neck or a knife sheath, made typically by a camper or a scout. 2  work of little or no value done merely to keep or look busy. 3  a project funded by the federal government out of political favoritism that is of no real value to the community or the nation.
Unfurling fiddlehead fern 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 and palms (Arecaceae).
Bracken fern. Lori McWhirter . District Agronomist, Goulburn . Harry Kemp . Former District Agronomist . Introduction . Bracken fern, or bracken, (Pteridium esculentum) is a native perennial fern found in open forest, or on cleared land where it can form extensive colonies and be a troublesome weed that is difficult to eradicate. Habitat