snake's head en · NOUN
Etymology
From snake + -'s + head. An upright portion of each plant bears a checkered or overlapping pattern that resembles the appearance of snakeskin.
Meanings
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snake's head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris), a flowering plant in the family Liliaceae, native to Eurasia.
Hangings of tapestry were behind the high seats, worked with flowers, snake’s-head, snapdragon, dragon-mouth, and their kind; and on the dado below the windows were sculptures of birds and beasts and creeping things.
1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 3:
- snake's head desertdandelion (Malacothrix coulteri), a plant in the family Asteraceae, native to North America.
- Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arum maculatum), a plant in the family Araceae, native to northern Europe.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see snake, head.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| snakehead | alternative | lexicographic | |
| snake's-head | alternative | lexicographic | |
| snake's heads | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| snake-head | alternative | lexicographic | |
| snakeshead | alternative | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
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Synonyms
fritillary · Jack-in-the-pulpit · Lazarus bell · wild arum · lords-and-ladies · frog-cup · friar's cowl · snake's head · cuckoopint · naked boys · snake's head fritillary · arum lily · snake's head · lord-and-lady · leper lily · guinea-hen flower · arum · fritillary · starch-root · adder's root · lamb-in-a-pulpit · cuckoopint · cows and bulls · chess flower · cuckoo-plant · wakerobin · chequered lily · kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me · Adam and Eve · adder's meat · devils and angels · guinea flower · bobbins · chequered daffodil · drooping tulip
Translations (2)
pl szachownica kostkowata (Fritillaria meleagris) · pl pustynniczka Coultera (Malacothrix coulteri)