Fiddlehead (Noun)
Meaning 1
Tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Synonyms
- Ostrich Fern
- Shuttlecock Fern
- Pteretis Struthiopteris
- Onoclea Struthiopteris
- Matteuccia Struthiopteris
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.