fiddlehead

名词 fiddlehead:

1. tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
   同义词：ostrich fern, shuttlecock fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, Pteretis struthiopteris, Onoclea struthiopteris
2. New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible
   同义词：cinnamon fern, fiddlehead fern, Osmunda cinnamonea

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n.（名词）
Nautical A curved, scroll-like ornamentation at the top of a ship`s bow that resembles the neck of a violin.
【航海】 艏饰：在船首最高处的弯曲的、纸卷一样的装饰物，形状象提琴颈
Botany The coiled young frond of any of various ferns, some of which are considered a delicacy when cooked.Also called In this sense, also called crosier
【植物学】 羊齿卷牙：一种羊齿植物幼苗的卷牙，有些做出来味道鲜美也作 在此意义上也可称作 crosier