fiddlehead
Definition of fiddlehead
fid´dle`head`
n.
1.
any of
several
tall
ferns
of
northern
temperate
regions
having
graceful
arched
fronds
and
sporophylls
resembling
ostrich
plumes
.
2.
New
World
fern
(
Osmunda
cinnamonea
)
having
woolly
cinnamon-colored
spore-bearing
fronds
in
early
spring
later
surrounded
by
green
fronds
,
called
also
fiddlehead
fern
; the
early
uncurling
fronds
are
edible
, and
sometimes
considered
as a
vegetable
delicacy
.
3.
(Naut.)
an
ornament
on a
ship
's
bow
,
curved
like the
volute
or
scroll
at the
head
of a
violin
.
Sometimes
it
serves
the
function
of a
billhead
.
Related Words
fern
,
genus
Matteuccia
,
genus
Pteretis
,
Matteuccia
,
Matteuccia
struthiopteris
,
Onoclea
struthiopteris
,
ostrich
fern
,
Pteretis
,
Pteretis
struthiopteris
,
shuttlecock
fern
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