English noun: fiddlehead fern | |||
1. | fiddlehead fern (plant) New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible | ||
Synonyms | cinnamon fern, fiddlehead, Osmunda cinnamonea | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flowering fern, osmund | ||