Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fiddlehead fern

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: fid-dle-head- fern
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible

Synonyms

cinnamon fern fiddlehead Osmunda cinnamonea

Questions

What does fiddlehead fern mean?: 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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