English Explanatory Dictionary

snake's head

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. snake's head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris), a flowering plant in the family Liliaceae, native to Eurasia.
  2. snake's head desertdandelion (Malacothrix coulteri), a plant in the family Asteraceae, native to North America.
  3. Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arum maculatum), a plant in the family Araceae, native to northern Europe.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see snake, head.

Word forms

snake's head snake's heads snake's-head snakeshead snakehead snake-head

Etymology

From snake + -'s + head. An upright portion of each plant bears a checkered or overlapping pattern that resembles the appearance of snakeskin.

Synonyms

chess flower chequered daffodil chequered lily drooping tulip fritillary frog-cup guinea flower guinea-hen flower Lazarus bell leper lily snake's head snake's head fritillary cuckoopint Adam and Eve adder's meat adder's root arum arum lily bobbins cows and bulls cuckoo-plant devils and angels friar's cowl Jack-in-the-pulpit lamb-in-a-pulpit lord-and-lady lords-and-ladies naked boys starch-root wakerobin wild arum

Related words

:Category:Lily family plants
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