fiddlehead

A noun referring to the young, curled frond of a fern, particularly from the ostrich fern or cinnamon fern, which is edible and often foraged as a seasonal vegetable.

• 🇷🇺Молодой закрученный лист папоротника, особенно страусиного или коричного, съедобный и часто собираемый как сезонный овощ.

1. Edible fern shoot B2 formal culinary

   The young, curled frond of a fern, especially the ostrich fern, harvested as a seasonal vegetable.

   • Fiddleheads are a popular spring delicacy in many regions.
   • She sautéed the fiddleheads with garlic and butter.
   • Foraging for fiddleheads requires careful identification of the correct fern species.

   🇷🇺Съедобный побег папоротника

   Synonyms: crozier

2. Fern frond stage C1 formal scientific

   The tightly coiled, unfurling stage of a young fern frond, characteristic of many fern species.

   • The fiddlehead stage protects the delicate growing tip of the fern.
   • Botanists study the development of fiddleheads to understand plant growth patterns.
   • The spiral shape of a fiddlehead is a common subject in nature photography.

   🇷🇺Стадия закрученного листа папоротника

   Synonyms: crozier

• fiddleheads plural form
• fiddleheads' possessive plural form
• fiddlehead's possessive singular form