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fiddlehead

fidd·le·head

US/ˈfɪdəlˌhɛd/ uncommon

noun

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New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible

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From fiddle + head.

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