"snakeshead" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: snakesheads [plural]
Etymology: From snake + -s- + head. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|snake|-s-|head}} snake + -s- + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} snakeshead (plural snakesheads)
  1. Fritillaria meleagris, a flowering plant in the family Liliaceae. Wikipedia link: Fritillaria meleagris Categories (lifeform): Flowers, Lily family plants
    Sense id: en-snakeshead-en-noun-vAgEkaq- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -s-, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Synonyms: snake's head fritillary, snake's head, chess flower, frog-cup, guinea-hen flower, guinea flower, leper lily, Lazarus bell, chequered lily, chequered daffodil, drooping tulip, fritillary

Inflected forms

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