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DRAGON'S HEAD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dragon's head mean?
• DRAGON'S HEAD (noun)
The noun DRAGON'S HEAD has 1 sense:
1. American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of blue to violet flowers
Familiarity information: DRAGON'S HEAD 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 ("dragon's head" 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 ("dragon's head" is a member of...):
Dracocephalum; genus Dracocephalum (genus of American herbs and dwarf shrubs of the mint family: dragonheads)
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