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noun

Snake's-head n. (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.

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