"fiddlehead" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfɪdəlˌhɛd/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-fiddlehead.wav Forms: fiddleheads [plural]
Etymology: From fiddle + head. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fiddle|head}} fiddle + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} fiddlehead (plural fiddleheads)
  1. The scroll-shaped decoration at the tip of a fiddle. Synonyms (tip of a fiddle): scroll
    Sense id: en-fiddlehead-en-noun-rlhx4ua3 Disambiguation of 'tip of a fiddle': 100 0 0
  2. A similar scroll-shaped ornament on a ship's bow.
    Sense id: en-fiddlehead-en-noun-sXiUepNi
  3. The furled fronds of a young fern, sometimes harvested for food consumption. Synonyms (furled fronds of a fern): circinate vernation, tete de violin, tete-de-violin, violin head Translations (food): crosse de fougère (French), tête-de-violon (French), pucuk paku (Malay), pikopiko (Maori), pastorał [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-fiddlehead-en-noun-I5WDOL5I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Ferns, Vegetables Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 22 56 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 19 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 10 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 9 81 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 22 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 17 20 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 17 20 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 20 22 59 Disambiguation of Ferns: 5 5 89 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 7 7 86 Disambiguation of 'furled fronds of a fern': 3 3 94 Disambiguation of 'food': 20 19 60

Inflected forms

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