Definition of Fiddleneck

1. Noun. Hairy annual of California to Mexico with crowded cymes of small blue to lilac or mauve flowers.

Exact synonyms: Phacelia Tanacetifolia
Generic synonyms: Phacelia, Scorpion Weed, Scorpionweed

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fiddleneck

fiddlebacks
fiddled
fiddled with
fiddledeedee
fiddlehead
fiddlehead fern
fiddleheads
fiddleleaf
fiddleleafs
fiddleneck (current term)
fiddler
fiddler crab
fiddler crabs
fiddlers
fiddles
fiddles with
fiddlestick
fiddlesticks
fiddlestring
fiddlestrings
fiddlewood
fiddlewoods
fiddley
fiddleys

Literary usage of Fiddleneck

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Monks' Cookbook by Himalayan Academy, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1997)
"fiddleneck FERN TIPS Fern tips are a delicacy when they are picked fresh. This is an astringent food that is light and easy to digest, very good food for ..."

2. The History of Westborough, Massachusetts by Heman Packard De Forest, Edward Craig Bates (1891)
"Joseph Buck- minster, of Framingham, lessee of the greater part of that town under the Danforth grants, claimed that the " fiddleneck " belonged THE ..."

3. Wild Land Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium: Proceedings edited by Bruce A. Roundy, E. Durant McArthur, Jennifer S. Hayley, David K. Mann (1996)
"For instance, fiddleneck (Amsinckia grandiflora) was seeded into areas where it had become locally extinct in California annual grassland (Pavlik and others ..."

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