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flowering fern vs fiddlehead

fiddlehead vs flowering fern

flowering fern and fiddlehead both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flowering fern Yes No No No
fiddlehead Yes No No No
As nouns, fiddlehead is a hyponym of flowering fern; that is, fiddlehead is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flowering fern:
  • flowering fern: any fern of the genus Osmunda: large ferns with creeping rhizomes; naked sporangia are on modified fronds that resemble flower clusters
  • fiddlehead: New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible
flowering fern (noun) fiddlehead (noun)
any fern of the genus Osmunda: large ferns with creeping rhizomes; naked sporangia are on modified fronds that resemble flower clusters New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible
Australasian fern with clusters of sporangia on stems of fertile fronds tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
Difference between flowering fern and fiddlehead

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