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fiddleneck

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any plant in the genus Amsinckia, with flowers in a coiled inflorescence that looks like the end of a fiddle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

hairy annual of California to Mexico with crowded cymes of small blue to lilac or mauve flowers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Phacelia tanacetifolia

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: scorpionweed, scorpion weed, phacelia

History

Etymology

From fiddle + neck.