fiddlehead

English

Etymology

fiddle +‎ head

Noun

fiddlehead (plural fiddleheads)

  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.

Synonyms
  • (tip of a fiddle): scroll
  • (furled fronds of a fern): circinate vernation, tete de violin, tete-de-violin, violin head

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