Meaning of FIDDLEHEAD
Pronunciation: | | 'fidl`hed
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- [n] New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible
- [n] tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
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| Synonyms: | | cinnamon fern, fiddlehead fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, Onoclea struthiopteris, Osmunda cinnamonea, ostrich fern, Pteretis struthiopteris, shuttlecock fern |
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| See Also: | | fern, flowering fern, genus Matteuccia, genus Pteretis, Matteuccia, osmund, Pteretis | |
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