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English 2 senses of the word fiddlehead:
NOUNplantfiddlehead, ostrich fern, shuttlecock fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, Pteretis struthiopteris, Onoclea struthiopteristall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
plantfiddlehead, cinnamon fern, fiddlehead fern, Osmunda cinnamoneaNew World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds
Englishfiddlehead: 2 senses noun 1, plant
Meaningtall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes.
Synonymsostrich fern, shuttlecock fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, Pteretis struthiopteris, Onoclea struthiopteris
Member ofMatteuccia, genus Matteuccia, Pteretis, genus Pteretissmall genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea
BroaderfernAny of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward
Englishfiddlehead: 2 senses noun 2, plant
MeaningNew World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible.
Synonymscinnamon fern, fiddlehead fern, Osmunda cinnamonea
Broaderflowering fern, osmundAny fern of the genus Osmunda

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