snake's headn.

Forms: Also snakeshead, snake's-head.

Etymology: snake n. Compounds 5.

1. attributive.

a. snake's-head iris, an iris of the Mediterranean region, Hermodactylus tuberosus.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > iris and related flowers > irises

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Florence iris1664

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snake's-head iris1739

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roast-beef plant1800

shalder1825

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scorpion iris1900

1739 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. II Hermodactylus, the Hermodactyl, commonly called Snakes-head Iris.

1786 J. Abercrombie Arrangem. Plants 59 in Gardeners Daily Assistant Tuberous-rooted, or snake's head iris.

1824 J. C. Loudon Green-house Compan. i. 117 Chalcedonian and Snakeshead Iris.

1882 Garden 18 Mar. 176/1 The Snake's~head Iris..is not a new, but a very old, plant.

b. snake's-head fly (see quot. 1826).

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1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxiv. 527 Raphidia, the snake's-head fly.

c. snake's-head fritillary, snake's-head lily (see 2b).

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > fritillary

Fritillaria1578

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snake's-head lily1899

1899 Gardening Illustr. 29 Apr. 112/1 The beautiful Snake's-head Fritillary..that grows in the Oxfordshire meadows.

1902 C. J. Cornish Naturalist on Thames 180 Butter~burs and wild snake's-head lilies.

a. U.S. = snake-head n.¹ 1.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Scrophulariaceae (figwort and allies) > [noun] > figwort and allies

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1834 J. J. Audubon Ornithol. Biogr. II. 150 The Snake's Head [Chelone glabra] grows on the banks of rivers and swamps, in the Middle and Southern States.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1067.

b. The common fritillary, Fritillaria meleagris; so called from the fancied resemblance of the bud to the head of a snake.

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Fritillaria1578

crown imperial1595

chequered daffodil1597

guinea-hen flower1597

Persian lily1597

fritillary1633

imperial crown1664

drooping tulip1759

snake's head1859

snake-head1884

snake's-head lily1899

1859 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. V. 277 Common Fritillary, or Snake's-head.

1869 J. Ruskin Queen of Air §87 It chequers itself into a snake's head, and secretes in the deep of its bell..honey-dew.

1897 B'ham Weekly Post 17 Apr. 4/7 Snakes~heads, our wild flower is sometimes called, from the shape of the buds.

3. U.S. (See quots. and snake-head n.¹ 2.)

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society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road laid with parallel planks, slabs, or rails > [noun] > laid with rails > rail > turned-up end of

snake-head1845

snake's head1848

1848 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (at cited word) The road to Petersburg consists of an iron strap laid upon pine timber, and is beautifully diversified with that peculiar half horizontal, vibrating rail, known as ‘snake's head’.

1886 Encycl. Brit. XX. 223 (note) As the ends of the bars became loose and turned upwards they were known as ‘snakes' heads’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	snakes head
释义	snake's headn. Forms: Also snakeshead, snake's-head. Etymology: snake n. Compounds 5. 1. attributive. a. snake's-head iris, an iris of the Mediterranean region, Hermodactylus tuberosus. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > iris and related flowers > irises gladdona700 gladiolusc1000 flaga1387 fleur-de-lisc1390 regworta1400 yellow flag1526 lug1538 yellow lily1555 spurge-wort1562 swordling1562 garden flag1578 ireos1578 iris1578 stinking iris1578 water flag1578 yellow iris1578 fane1597 Florentine flower-de-luce1597 stinking gladdon1597 stinking sedge1597 velvet flower-de-luce1597 orris1609 sisyrinchium1629 luce1642 Florence iris1664 cuttle-haft1688 blue flag1732 snake's-head iris1739 flag-flower1753 roast-beef plant1800 shalder1825 flag-leaf1827 sweet sedge1839 poison flag1840 flagger1842 wedding-flower1869 mourning iris1874 flagon1878 Rocky Mountain iris1880 Florentine iris1882 Japanese iris1883 flag-lily1884 sword-flag1884 blue iris1886 thunderbolt1898 scorpion iris1900 1739 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. II Hermodactylus, the Hermodactyl, commonly called Snakes-head Iris. 1786 J. Abercrombie Arrangem. Plants 59 in Gardeners Daily Assistant Tuberous-rooted, or snake's head iris. 1824 J. C. Loudon Green-house Compan. i. 117 Chalcedonian and Snakeshead Iris. 1882 Garden 18 Mar. 176/1 The Snake's~head Iris..is not a new, but a very old, plant. b. snake's-head fly (see quot. 1826). ΚΠ 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxiv. 527 Raphidia, the snake's-head fly. c. snake's-head fritillary, snake's-head lily (see 2b). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > fritillary Fritillaria1578 crown imperial1595 chequered daffodil1597 guinea-hen flower1597 Persian lily1597 fritillary1633 imperial crown1664 drooping tulip1759 snake's head1859 snake-head1884 snake's-head lily1899 1899 Gardening Illustr. 29 Apr. 112/1 The beautiful Snake's-head Fritillary..that grows in the Oxfordshire meadows. 1902 C. J. Cornish Naturalist on Thames 180 Butter~burs and wild snake's-head lilies. 2. a. U.S. = snake-head n.¹ 1. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Scrophulariaceae (figwort and allies) > [noun] > figwort and allies brownwortc1000 scrophularyc1400 water betonyc1400 bishop-leaves1597 fig-wort1597 kernel-wort1597 pilewort1640 scrophularia1663 water figwort1670 rose noble1808 snake's head1834 salpiglossid1846 salt-rheum weed1846 Cornish money-wort1848 turtle-head1857 scrophulariad1866 fiddlewood1878–86 stinking Christopher1878 stinkwort1890 1834 J. J. Audubon Ornithol. Biogr. II. 150 The Snake's Head [Chelone glabra] grows on the banks of rivers and swamps, in the Middle and Southern States. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1067. b. The common fritillary, Fritillaria meleagris; so called from the fancied resemblance of the bud to the head of a snake. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > fritillary Fritillaria1578 crown imperial1595 chequered daffodil1597 guinea-hen flower1597 Persian lily1597 fritillary1633 imperial crown1664 drooping tulip1759 snake's head1859 snake-head1884 snake's-head lily1899 1859 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. V. 277 Common Fritillary, or Snake's-head. 1869 J. Ruskin Queen of Air §87 It chequers itself into a snake's head, and secretes in the deep of its bell..honey-dew. 1897 B'ham Weekly Post 17 Apr. 4/7 Snakes~heads, our wild flower is sometimes called, from the shape of the buds. 3. U.S. (See quots. and snake-head n.¹ 2.) ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road laid with parallel planks, slabs, or rails > [noun] > laid with rails > rail > turned-up end of snake-head1845 snake's head1848 1848 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (at cited word) The road to Petersburg consists of an iron strap laid upon pine timber, and is beautifully diversified with that peculiar half horizontal, vibrating rail, known as ‘snake's head’. 1886 Encycl. Brit. XX. 223 (note) As the ends of the bars became loose and turned upwards they were known as ‘snakes' heads’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1739
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