Associations to the word «Fiddlehead»

Wiktionary

FIDDLEHEAD, noun. The scroll-shaped decoration at the tip of a fiddle.
FIDDLEHEAD, noun. The furled fronds of a young fern harvested for food consumption.

Dictionary definition

FIDDLEHEAD, noun. Tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes.
FIDDLEHEAD, noun. New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible.

Wise words

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Antoine De Saint-Exupery