Fiddlehead Definition & Meaning
fiddlehead
- noun
- 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
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- What does fiddlehead mean?
- 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
- What part of speech is fiddlehead?
- Fiddlehead is a noun.
- How many definitions does fiddlehead have?
- Fiddlehead has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).