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noun
snake's head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris), a flowering plant in the family Liliaceae, native to Eurasia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: fritillary
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noun
snake's head desertdandelion (Malacothrix coulteri), a plant in the family Asteraceae, native to North America.
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noun
Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arum maculatum), a plant in the family Araceae, native to northern Europe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: cuckoopint, Adam and Eve, adder's meat, adder's root, arum, arum lily, bobbins, cows and bulls, cuckoo-plant, devils and angels, friar's cowl, Jack-in-the-pulpit, lamb-in-a-pulpit, lord-and-lady, lords-and-ladies, naked boys, snake's head, starch-root, wakerobin, wild arum, kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me
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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see snake, head.
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History
From snake + -'s + head. An upright portion of each plant bears a checkered or overlapping pattern that resembles the appearance of snakeskin.
