| 1. fiddlehead [ Synonyms: matteuccia struthiopteris, onoclea struthiopteris, ostrich fern, pteretis struthiopteris, shuttlecock fern] | |
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Tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
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| 2. fiddlehead [ Synonyms: cinnamon fern, fiddlehead fern, osmunda cinnamonea] | |
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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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