English
Detailed Synonyms for fiddlehead in English
fiddlehead:
fiddlehead [the ~] nom
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the fiddlehead
– New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible 1the fiddlehead; the Osmunda cinnamonea; the fiddlehead fern; the cinnamon fern– New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible 1 -
the fiddlehead
– tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes 1the ostrich fern; the Pteretis struthiopteris; the Matteuccia struthiopteris; the shuttlecock fern; the fiddlehead; the Onoclea struthiopteris– tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes 1