FIDDLEHEAD


Meaning of FIDDLEHEAD in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

1. : an ornament on a ship's bow curved like the scroll at the head of a violin

2. : one of the young unfurling fronds of certain ferns (as the cinnamon fern and ostrich fern) that are often eaten as greens

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.