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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fiddlehead::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cinnamon fern, fiddlehead fern, osmunda cinnamonea |
| Type of | flowering fern, osmund |
fiddlehead::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | matteuccia struthiopteris, onoclea struthiopteris, ostrich fern, pteretis struthiopteris, shuttlecock fern |
| Type of | fern |
Examples of fiddlehead
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Resembling a scorpion's tail, the fiddlehead stems uncoil with new growth.
From the sacbee.com
To try Anastatia's recipe for pasta with peas, asparagus, and fiddlehead ferns, click here.
From the theatlantic.com
The salmon will be served along with moose meat, fiddlehead ferns and other traditional foods.
From the sfgate.com
New leaves typically expand by the unrolling of a tight spiral called a crozier or fiddlehead.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A lunch of found food includes sauteed morels on toast, steamed garlic mustard greens and fiddlehead ferns.
From the washingtonpost.com
In New England woods the fiddlehead ferns were unfolding, and blankets of wisteria spread over the houses.
From the time.com
There is nothing good about the fiddlehead fern.
From the time.com
Meanwhile, in Northern forests from Maine to Oregon, fiddlehead ferns are starting to poke up from the ground.
From the courier-journal.com
Fiddlehead ferns, on the other hand, are special.
From the theatlantic.com
- Ostrich fern: tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
- Cinnamon fern: New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible
- Fiddlehead ferns or fiddleheads are the unfurled fronds of a young fern; they are sometimes harvested for food consumption. The fiddlehead, or circinate vernation, unrolls as the fern emerges from the ground with new growth. ...
- The Fiddlehead is a Canadian literary magazine, published four times annually at the University of New Brunswick.
- (Fiddleheads) are somewhat strange looking plants whose unraveling leaves resemble more than anything else the twisted head of a violin, hence their name. Immature leaves of members of the fern family, fiddleheads are common in watery or damp environments and are used as scenery in many caves. ...
- The new growth of a fern; the unfurling fern frond. In New Zealand, commonly referred to as a koru.
- The curled fern frond prior to unrolling and elongation; also known as a crozier.
- A young frond on a fern plant. Fiddleheads are tender when they first grow and are eaten by animals, including deer.
- Cierto tipo de helechos que se comen como vegetales
