fiddlehead

noun

1. tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes

   noun.plant

   Synonyms matteuccia struthiopteris onoclea struthiopteris ostrich fern pteretis struthiopteris shuttlecock fern

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun.plant

   Synonyms cinnamon fern fiddlehead fern osmunda cinnamonea

   Source: WordNet 3.0