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Webster 1913 Edition
Snake's-head
Snake’s′-headˊ
,Noun.
(Bot.)
The Guinea-hen flower; – so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake’s head.
Dr. Prior.
Snake's-head iris
(Bot.)
, an iridaceous plant (
Hermodactylus tuberosus
) of the Mediterranean region. The flowers slightly resemble a serpent's open mouth.