1. (noun) ostrich fern, shuttlecock fern, fiddlehead, Matteuccia struthiopteris, Pteretis struthiopteris, Onoclea struthiopteris
tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
Synonyms: cinnamon fern, fiddlehead fern, fiddlehead, ostrich fern, shuttlecock fern
2. (noun) cinnamon fern, fiddlehead, fiddlehead fern, Osmunda cinnamonea
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: shuttlecock fern, cinnamon fern, fiddlehead fern, ostrich fern, fiddlehead
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