fiddlehead
fiddlehead · fiddleheads
The scroll-shaped decoration at the tip of a fiddleThe scroll-shaped decoration at the tip of a fiddle.
US/ˈfɪdəlˌhɛd/
Translations
2 languagesMeaning
3 sensesThe furled fronds of a young fern, sometimes harvested for food consumption.
The scroll-shaped decoration at the tip of a fiddle.
A similar scroll-shaped ornament on a ship's bow.
More definitions
- tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
- New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible
Origin
From fiddle + head.From fiddle + head.
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Forms
plural: fiddleheads| Singular | fiddlehead |
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regular
Synonyms
14 synonymsThe furled fronds of a young fern, sometimes harvested…:crosiercircinate vernationtete de violintete-de-violinviolin head
The scroll-shaped decoration at the tip of a fiddle:scrollC2
Close in meaning
- tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes:ostrich fernshuttlecock fernMatteuccia struthiopterisPteretis struthiopterisOnoclea struthiopteris
- New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible:cinnamon fernfiddlehead fernOsmunda cinnamonea
Word family
4 related wordsSee also
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