snake's head

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词形变化

snake's heads 复数

别名

snake's-head snakeshead snakehead

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    snake's head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris), a flowering plant in the family Liliaceae, native to Eurasia.

  2. 2.

    snake's head desertdandelion (Malacothrix coulteri), a plant in the family Asteraceae, native to North America.

  3. 3.

    Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arum maculatum), a plant in the family Araceae, native to northern Europe.

  4. 4.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see snake, head.

词源

From snake + -'s + head. An upright portion of each plant bears a checkered or overlapping pattern that resembles the appearance of snakeskin.

来源：wiktionary