fiddlehead

English

Etymology

From fiddle +‎ head.

Noun

fiddlehead (plural fiddleheads)

1. The scroll-shaped decoration at the tip of a fiddle.
2. A similar scroll-shaped ornament on a ship's bow.
3. The furled fronds of a young fern harvested for food consumption.

Synonyms

• (tip of a fiddle): scroll
• (furled fronds of a fern): circinate vernation, tete de violin, tete-de-violin, violin head

Translations

food

• French: crosse de fougère (fr), tête-de-violon