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fiddlehead
noun fid·dle·head \ˈfi-dəl-ˌhed\
Definition of FIDDLEHEAD
: one of the young unfurling fronds of some ferns that are often eaten as greens —called also fiddlehead fern
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First Known Use of FIDDLEHEAD
1882
Rhymes with FIDDLEHEAD
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