facilitate. To quicken, in the sense here considered, is to increase speed, move or cause to move more rapidly, as through more space or with, a greater number of motions in the same time. To accelerate is to increase the speed of action or of motion. A motion whose speed increases upon itself is said to be accelerated, as the motion of a falling body, which becomes swifter with every second of time.
: one of the young unfurling fronds of some ferns that are often eaten as greens âcalled also fiddlehead fern.See fiddlehead defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT. one of the young unfurling fronds of some ferns that are often eaten as greens âcalled also fiddlehead fern.
The term fiddlehead ferns is a general description of any number of species, which might include Lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina), Ostricth fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris), shield fern (Dryopteris dilatata), and Bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum).pringtime Edible Treats. Of all the wild edible plants, fiddlehead ferns are some of the most unique and flavorful. Fiddleheads are the unfurled new leaves of a fern. They vary in size, shape and edibility from species to species.