| Pronunciation: | | 'sneyk`hed
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[n] showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple |
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SNAKEHEAD is a 9 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | Chelone glabra, shellflower, turtlehead |
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| | See Also: | | bog plant, Chelone, genus Chelone, marsh plant, swamp plant |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Snake"head`\, n.
1. A loose, bent-up end of one of the strap rails, or flat
rails, formerly used on American railroads. It was
sometimes so bent by the passage of a train as to slip
over a wheel and pierce the bottom of a car.
2. (Bot.)
(a) The turtlehead.
(b) The Guinea-hen flower. See {Snake's-head}, and under
{Guinea}.
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