Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small genus of dimorphous polypodiaceous ferns, having the fronds borne in a close, upright crown from an ascending rhizome.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae
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Examples
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Fiddleheads are the budding, coiled “leaves” of ostrich ferns ferns Matteuccia struthiopteris.
Fougère Recipe, Literally Ayala Sender 2007
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Fiddleheads are the budding, coiled “leaves” of ostrich ferns ferns Matteuccia struthiopteris.
Archive 2007-10-01 Ayala Sender 2007
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Stalks of the ostrich fern, various species of Matteuccia, are thought to be safer to eat.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Stalks of the ostrich fern, various species of Matteuccia, are thought to be safer to eat.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Matteuccia struthiopteris, are considered edible delicacies, their "woodsy" flavor the taste of spring itself.
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - washingtonpost.com 2011
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Below, a swath of Ostrich ferns, Matteuccia struthiopteris, is unfurling its fiddleheads.
Alan Ilagan 2009
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Ostrich ferns, Matteuccia species, are thought to be a safer source of fiddleheads, but there’s little solid information about the safety of eating ferns.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Ostrich ferns, Matteuccia species, are thought to be a safer source of fiddleheads, but there’s little solid information about the safety of eating ferns.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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