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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SNAKE'S-HEAD
SNAKE'S-HEAD
Snake's "-
head
`, n. (
Bot.
)
Defn:
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.
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