Definitions for: Snakehead

[n] showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple

Webster (1913) Definition: Snake"head`, n.
1. A loose, bent-up end of one of the strap rails, or flat
rails, formerly used on American railroads. It was
sometimes so bent by the passage of a train as to slip
over a wheel and pierce the bottom of a car.

2. (Bot.)
(a) The turtlehead.
(b) The Guinea-hen flower. See Snake's-head, and under
Guinea.

Synonyms: Chelone glabra, shellflower, turtlehead

See Also: bog plant, Chelone, genus Chelone, marsh plant, swamp plant

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