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Webster 1913 Edition
Redhead
Red′headˊ
(-h?dˊ)
, Noun.
1.
A person having red hair.
2.
(Zool.)
(a)
An American duck (
Aythya Americana
) highly esteemed as a game bird. It is closely allied to the canvasback, but is smaller and its head brighter red. Called also red-headed duck
. American poachard
, grayback
, and fall duck
. See Illust. under Poachard
. (b)
The red-headed woodpecker. See
Woodpecker
. 3.
(Bot.)
A kind of milkweed (
Asclepias Curassavica
) with red flowers. It is used in medicine.