dragonhead

drag·on·head

D0377300 (drăg′ən-hĕd′)n. Any of several plants of the genera Dracocephalum and Physostegia in the mint family, having terminal spikes of rose-pink or purplish flowers.

dragonhead

(ˈdræɡənˌhɛd) or

dragon's-head

n1. (Plants) any plant of the genus Dracocephalum, of Europe, Asia, and North America, having dense spikes of white or bluish flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)2. (Plants) any North American plant of the related genus Physostegia, having pink or purplish flowers

drag•on•head

(ˈdræg ənˌhɛd)

also dragon's head

n. any of several mints of the genus Dracocephalum having spikes of double-lipped flowers. [1500–10; translation of New Latin Dracocephalum]

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dragonhead - American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of blue to violet flowersDracocephalum parviflorum, dragon's headherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsDracocephalum, genus Dracocephalum - genus of American herbs and dwarf shrubs of the mind family: dragonheads

Dragonhead

(Dracocephalum), a genus of perennial grasses of the family Labiatae. The flowers are usually large and dark blue or violet. They are bilabiate, grow in false whorls, and are clustered in a common raceme. There are 40 to 45 species in Eurasia and one species in North America. In the USSR there are approximately 40 species, primarily in Middle Asia, on dry montane slopes and in rocky areas. D. moldavica grows in the Southern European USSR and in the Caucasus. It is sometimes cultivated, since it is one of the best nectariferous plants used in the perfume and food industries. D. ruyschiana is widespread in dry forests, shrubs, and meadows and on the steppes and as a ruderal plant. Many species of dragonhead are cultivated as ornamentals.

dragonhead

drag·on·head

dragonhead

dragon's-head

drag•on•head

also dragon's head

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noun American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of blue to violet flowers

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