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snakehead

snakehead

2 9.9
A marsh plant with waxy long leaves and showy pink and white flowers
  • noun
  • /ˈsneɪkˌhɛd/
  • US
translation icon : cabeza de serpiente
  • northern snakehead
  • snakehead fish

Examples

  • Well, quite a number of birds make a good living below the surface of the ocean, and in nearby Maryland, he can catch a northern snakehead, which is a fish that is an air-breathing, land-crawling, voracious predator.

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  • The snakehead is a beautiful plant with creamy white and pale pink flowers that thrive in marshy areas.

  • In the garden, the snakehead adds a striking display with its lance-shaped leaves and vibrant blooms.

  • She admired the snakehead, which created a stunning contrast with the lush greenery around the pond.

Synonyms

turtlehead
vssnakehead
  • US
1 9.8

A plant that grows in wet places with white and pink flowers

is the common English name used in general contexts
snake-head
vssnakehead
  • US
9.5

A wetland plant with waxy long leaves and showy pink to white flowers

is the standard name without emphasizing writing differences
shell-flower
vssnakehead
  • US
9.9

A colorful plant that grows in marshes with waxy long leaves and pink and white flowers

is another common descriptive name rather than a botanical term
Chelone glabra
vssnakehead
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant that lives many years with white to purple flowers that grows in wet, shady places

is the common English name rather than a technical Latin label

Compounds

northern snakehead
  • Specialized
8.7

Freshwater fish from East Asia that breathes air and can live out of water, and is harmful in North America

How Showy

snakehead
  • US
2 9.9
wildflower
33 2.2
reed
29 1.9

Surface Forms

snakehead singular
snakeheads plural

Morphology

snakehead = snake + head (semi-transparent) = snake + head

Formed as a compound 'snake' + 'head' whose components are recognizable, but the plant name is a specific taxonomic/common name and its meaning (a particular flower) is not directly inferable from the parts by a learner.

Etymology

Snakehead for the marsh plant comes from the flower's shape: it looks a bit like a snake 'snake' with a pointed head 'head', so people named the showy wetland flower after that image.