snake's head
snake's head noun: snake's head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris), a flowering plant in the family Liliaceae, native to Eurasia.
Noun
snake's head (plural snake's heads)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- fritillary
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- cuckoopint, Adam and Eve, adder's meat, adder's root, arum, arum lily, bobbins, cows and bulls, cuckoo-plant, devils and angels
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see snake, head.
Synonyms of snake's head
- fritillary
- cuckoopint
- Adam and Eve
- adder's meat
- adder's root
- arum
- arum lily
- bobbins
- cows and bulls
- cuckoo-plant
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- devils and angels
- friar's cowl
- Jack-in-the-pulpit
- kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me
- lamb-in-a-pulpit
- lord-and-lady
- lords-and-ladies
- naked boys
- starch-root
- wakerobin
- wild arum
- chess flower
- chequered daffodil
- chequered lily
- drooping tulip
- frog-cup
- guinea flower
- guinea-hen flower
- Lazarus bell
- leper lily
- snake's head fritillary
Forms of snake's head
| plural | snake's heads |
|---|---|
| alternative form | snake's-head |
| alternative form | snakeshead |
| alternative form | snakehead |
| alternative form | snake-head |
Origin of snake's head
From snake + -'s + head. An upright portion of each plant bears a checkered or overlapping pattern that resembles the appearance of snakeskin.
Questions about snake's head
- What does snake's head mean?
- Snake's head means snake's head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris), a flowering plant in the family Liliaceae, native to Eurasia.
- What part of speech is snake's head?
- Snake's head is a noun.
- What is the plural of snake's head?
- The plural of snake's head is snake's heads.
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