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fiddleheads

noun

Meaning

  1. The scroll-shaped decoration at the tip of a fiddle.
  2. A similar scroll-shaped ornament on a ship's bow.
  3. The furled fronds of a young fern harvested for food consumption.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

cinnamon fern(English)ostrich fern(English)fiddlehead fern(English)matteuccia struthiopteris(English)onoclea struthiopteris(English)osmunda cinnamonea(English)pteretis struthiopteris(English)shuttlecock fern(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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