snakemouth

[ sneyk-mouth ]

noun,plural snake·mouths

[sneyk-mouthz]. /ˈsneɪkˌmaʊðz/.

rose pogonia.

Origin of snakemouth

1810–20, Americanism;snake + mouth; so called because of the resemblance of the flower to a snake's open mouth

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British Dictionary definitions for snakemouth

snakemouth

/ (ˈsneɪkˌmaʊθ) /

noun

a terrestrial orchid, Pogonia ophioglossoides, of E North America, having solitary fragrant pinkish-purple flowers

Origin of snakemouth

so called because of the alleged similarity between the shape of the flower and a snake's mouth

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