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Definition of Fiddlehead
1. Noun. Tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes.
Exact synonyms: Matteuccia Struthiopteris, Onoclea Struthiopteris, Ostrich Fern, Pteretis Struthiopteris, Shuttlecock Fern
Generic synonyms: Fern
Group relationships: Genus Matteuccia, Genus Pteretis, Matteuccia, Pteretis
Generic synonyms: Fern
Group relationships: Genus Matteuccia, Genus Pteretis, Matteuccia, Pteretis
2. Noun. New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible.
Exact synonyms: Cinnamon Fern, Fiddlehead Fern, Osmunda Cinnamonea
Generic synonyms: Flowering Fern, Osmund
Generic synonyms: Flowering Fern, Osmund
Definition of Fiddlehead
1. Noun. The scroll-shaped decoration at the tip of a fiddle. ¹
2. Noun. The furled fronds of a young fern harvested for food consumption. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fiddlehead
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