fiddlehead

English

Etymology

fiddle +‎ head

Noun

fiddlehead (plural fiddleheads)

The scroll-shaped decoration at the tip of a fiddle.
A similar scroll-shaped ornament on a ship's bow.
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

Translations

food

French: crosse de fougère, tête-de-violon

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