fiddlehead

From fiddle +‎ head.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɪdəlˌhɛd/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

fiddlehead (plural fiddleheads)

2. The scroll-shaped decoration at the tip of a fiddle.

   Synonym: scroll

4. A similar scroll-shaped ornament on a ship's bow.

   Coordinate term: figurehead

6. The furled fronds of a young fern, sometimes harvested for food consumption.

   Synonyms: circinate vernation, tete de violin, tete-de-violin, violin head