Snake’s´-head`n.1.(Bot.) The Guinea-hen flower; – so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake’s head.Snake’s-head iris(Bot.) an iridaceous plant (Hermodactylus tuberosus) of the Mediterranean region. The flowers slightly resemble a serpent’s open mouth.Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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snake’s head n (Plants) a European fritillary plant, Fritillaria meleagris, of damp meadows, having purple-and-white chequered flowers [C19: so called because its buds are claimed to resemble a snake’s head]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014