any of several tall ferns of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes.
New World fern (Osmunda cinnamonea) having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds, called also fiddlehead fern; the early uncurling fronds are edible, and sometimes considered as a vegetable delicacy.
an ornament on a ship's bow, curved like the volute or scroll at the head of a violin. Sometimes it serves the function of a billhead.
The curled tip of a young fern frond.
The curled fern frond prior to unrolling and elongation; also known as a crozier.
a fern so young and new that it hasn't yet "unfurled" and opened its leaves
a type of fern which grows to form a head resembling the scroll of a fiddle or violin, considered a local delicacy in Northern Maine
A young frond on a fern plant. Fiddleheads are tender when they first grow and are eaten by animals, including deer.
FID-ul-hed A leaf formation in a true fern. 498
Ornamental carved work on the bows of a sailing ship, culminating in an upward-turning scroll like the head of a violin.
A popular term for an unfurled fern.
Fiddlehead is a name referring either to a young fern or to the top part of immature fronds that appear curled. The fiddlehead, or circinate vernation, unrolls as the fern matures and grows due to more growth in the inside of the curl.
