snake's-head

1 definition found

snake's-head - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Snake's-head \Snake's"-head`\, n. (Bot.)
     The Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its
     spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head. --Dr.
     Prior.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Snake's-head iris (Bot.), an iridaceous plant
        (Hermodactylus tuberosus) of the Mediterranean region.
        The flowers slightly resemble a serpent's open mouth.
        [1913 Webster]