dragonhead

or drag·on's head

[ drag-uhn-hed ]

noun

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

dragonhead

/ ˈdræɡənˌhɛd /

noun

1. any plant of the genus Dracocephalum, of Europe, Asia, and North America, having dense spikes of white or bluish flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
2. any North American plant of the related genus Physostegia, having pink or purplish flowers

Word History and Origins

Origin of dragonhead¹

1500–10; translation of New Latin Dracocephalum