fiddlehead

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fiddlehead

/ˈfɪdəlˌhɛd/ US

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From fiddle + head.

noun fiddleheads

The scroll-shaped decoration at the tip of a fiddle.
Similar: scroll
A similar scroll-shaped ornament on a ship's bow. Such a ship as the Rose of Devon frigate, standing out for the open sea, is a sight the world no longer affords. Those ships are “gone, gone, gone with lost Atlantis.” Their lofty poops, their little bonaventure masts, their lateen sails aft, their high forecastles and tall bowsprits with the square
The furled fronds of a young fern, sometimes harvested for food consumption.
Similar: circinate vernation, crosier, tete de violin, tete-de-violin, violin head

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noun food

Français	crosse de fougère, tête-de-violon

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@misc{fiddlehead_2026,
  title = {fiddlehead},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fiddlehead},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}