Nearby words
dragon lady, dragon lizard, dragon market, dragon tree, dragon's blood, dragon's head, dragon's mouth, dragon's tail, dragon's teeth, dragonet, dragonfish
Origin of dragon's head
First recorded in 1500–10
Definition for dragon's head (2 of 2)
dragonhead
or drag·on's head
[ drag-uh n-hed ]
/ ˈdræg ənˌhɛd /
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
/ (ˈdræɡənˌhɛd) /
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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