snake's head

• snake's-head, snakeshead, snakehead, snake-head

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

snake's head (plural snake's heads)

2. snake's head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris), a flowering plant in the family Liliaceae, native to Eurasia.

   Synonyms: (UK) fritillary; see also Thesaurus:snake's head

   • 1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 3:

     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.

4. snake's head desertdandelion (Malacothrix coulteri), a plant in the family Asteraceae, native to North America.
6. Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arum maculatum), a plant in the family Araceae, native to northern Europe.

   Synonyms: cuckoopint; see also Thesaurus:Jack-in-the-pulpit

7. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see snake,‎ head.

• Fritillaria meleagris on WikipediaWikipedia ; Category:Fritillaria meleagris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Malacothrix coulteri on WikipediaWikipedia ; Category:Malacothrix coulteri on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Arum maculatum on WikipediaWikipedia ; Category:Arum maculatum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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