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DRAGONHEAD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dragonhead mean?
• DRAGONHEAD (noun)
The noun DRAGONHEAD has 1 sense:
1. American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of blue to violet flowers
Familiarity information: DRAGONHEAD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of blue to violet flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Dracocephalum parviflorum; dragon's head; dragonhead
Hypernyms ("dragonhead" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("dragonhead" is a member of...):
Dracocephalum; genus Dracocephalum (genus of American herbs and dwarf shrubs of the mint family: dragonheads)
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