fiddlehead
noun
fid·dle·head
ˈfi-dᵊl-ˌhed
: one of the young coiled fronds of some ferns (such as the ostrich fern) that are often cooked and eaten as a vegetable
Before the tightly coiled frond of the young fern uncurls, it is called a fiddlehead because of its resemblance to the scrolled head of a violin.—Maria Kourebanas
called also fiddlehead fern
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