 fiddlehead |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (botany) tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes | |
| Synonyms: | shuttlecock_fern Matteuccia_struthiopteris Pteretis_struthiopteris Onoclea_struthiopteris ostrich_fern | |
| Related terms: | fern Matteuccia | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (botany) New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible | |
| Synonyms: | fiddlehead_fern Osmunda_cinnamonea cinnamon_fern | |
| Related terms: | flowering_fern | |
| Similar spelling: |
fiddle_with |
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