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.
he edible fiddlehead fern is one of the early signs of spring. The coiled green shoots appear on the barren forest floor and announce the change of season. But they are only around for a very brief time, which is one of the reasons the fiddlehead has a cult following among chefs.