noun
Meaning 1
Any plant of the genus Dracocephalum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dracocephalum, dragon's head
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
dragonhead
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noun
Meaning 2
Dracocephalum moldavica, type species of the genus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dragonhead mint, American dragonhead
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of blue to violet flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dragon's head, Dracocephalum parviflorum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
History
Etymology
From dragon + head, a calque of translingual Dracocephalum.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: ampiaisyrtti — plant of the genus Dracocephalum
- Polish: pszczelnik — plant of the genus Dracocephalum
- Russian: змееголо́вник (zmejegolóvnik) — plant of the genus Dracocephalum
- Finnish: amerikanampiaisyrtti — Dracocephalum moldavica