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osmund vs fiddlehead

fiddlehead vs osmund

osmund and fiddlehead both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
osmund Yes No No No
fiddlehead Yes No No No
As nouns, fiddlehead is a hyponym of osmund; that is, fiddlehead is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than osmund:
  • osmund: 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
osmund (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
tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
Difference between osmund and fiddlehead

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