dragon's head

noun

dragonhead.

Astronomy. (formerly) the ascending node of the moon or a planet.

Origin of dragon's head

First recorded in 1500–10

dragonhead

or drag·on's head

[drag-uh n-hed]

noun

any of several mints of the genus Dracocephalum having spikes of double-lipped flowers.

Origin of dragonhead

1500–10; translation of New Latin Dracocephalum

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British Dictionary definitions for dragon's head

dragonhead

dragon's-head

noun

any plant of the genus Dracocephalum, of Europe, Asia, and North America, having dense spikes of white or bluish flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)

any North American plant of the related genus Physostegia, having pink or purplish flowers

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