FIDDLEHEAD
Scrabble letter values: F4I1D2D2L1E1H4E1A1D2 = 19
Definition
- noun tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes. — synonyms: ostrich_fern, shuttlecock_fern, Matteuccia_struthiopteris, Pteretis_struthiopteris, Onoclea_struthiopteris
- noun New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds. — synonyms: cinnamon_fern, fiddlehead_fern, Osmunda_cinnamonea
Examples
- “the early uncurling fronds are edible”