snake's head
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snake's head
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From snake + -'s + head. An upright portion of each plant bears a checkered or overlapping pattern that resembles the appearance of snakeskin.
noun snake's heads · snake's-head · snakeshead · snakehead · snake-head
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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.
Similar: fritillary
- snake's head desertdandelion (Malacothrix coulteri), a plant in the family Asteraceae, native to North America.
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Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arum maculatum), a plant in the family Araceae, native to northern Europe.
Similar: 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
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see snake, head.
Similar: 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
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Talk about this word "snake's head." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/snake's%20head. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. snake's head. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/snake's%20head "snake's head." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/snake's%20head.Cite this
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title = {snake's head},
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