Meaning

4 senses

  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.

Translations

1 languages

Origin

From snake + -'s + head. An upright portion of each plant bears a checkered or overlapping

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

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Forms

plural: snake's heads

Synonyms

32 synonyms
fritillarycuckoopintAdam and Evearumarum lilybobbinscows and bullsfriar's cowlJack-in-the-pulpitkitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-mestarch-rootwakerobinadder's meatadder's root

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
snailC1snakeA1snakessnapB2
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