1. 1  a product of simple manual skill, as a plaited leather cord for the neck or a knife sheath, made typically by a camper or a scout. 2  work of little or no value done merely to keep or look busy. 3  a project funded by the federal government out of political favoritism that is of no real value to the community or the nation.
Unfurling fiddlehead fern frond. A frond is a large, divided leaf. In both common usage and botanical nomenclature, the leaves of ferns are referred to as fronds and some botanists restrict the term to this group. Other botanists allow the term frond to also apply to the large leaves of cycads and palms (Arecaceae).
Also known as cinnamon fern, fiddlehead fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) is a handsome, deciduous fern with showy, blue-green fronds. New growth is white and fuzzy, which provides contrast to the mature, cinnamon-colored fronds.The plant grows in large clumps measuring as much 6 feet tall with a 1-foot spread.ater and Fertilizer. In its natural environment, fiddlehead fern grows in moist areas, such as stream banks, marshes, bogs and shady wooded areas. In the garden, provide the plant with a minimum of 1 inch of water every week during the growing season, unless it rains.