snake flower

snake flower
змеиный цветок, название многих видов цветов неприятного оттенка пурпурного цвета

Australia and New Zealand. English-Russian dictionary of regional studies. 2014.

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  • 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. Dr. Prior. [1913 Webster] {Snake s head iris} (Bot.), an iridaceous plant ({Hermodactylus tuberosus}) of the Mediterranean re …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Snake's-head iris — Snake s head 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. Dr. Prior. [1913 Webster] {Snake s head iris} (Bot.), an iridaceous plant ({Hermodactylus… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • snake|mouth — «SNAYK MOWTH», noun. a North American swamp orchid with a slender stem bearing a single, fragrant, rose colored, nodding flower and a single leaf …   Useful english dictionary

  • snake|weed — «SNAYK WEED», noun. 1. = bistort. (Cf. ↑bistort) 2. any one of the weedy plants among which snakes are supposed to abound. 3. any herb of a group of the composite family with small yellow flower heads …   Useful english dictionary

  • Flower and Snake — Infobox Film name = Flower and Snake caption = Poster to the Nikkatsu Roman porno film, Flower and Snake director = Masaru Konuma producer = eproducer = aproducer = writer = Oniroku Dan (novel) Yôzô Tanaka starring = Naomi Tani Nagatoshi Sakamoto …   Wikipedia

  • snake's-head — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun (plural snake s heads) 1. a. or snake s head lily : guinea hen flower b. : a woody composite herb (Malacothrix coulteri) with a spotted involucre …   Useful english dictionary

  • snake’s head — paprastoji margutė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Lelijinių šeimos dekoratyvinis nuodingas augalas (Fritillaria meleagris), paplitęs pietų ir vidurio Europoje. atitikmenys: lot. Fritillaria meleagris angl. checkered fritillary; checkered… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Snake's head restrepiella — Taxobox name = Snake s head restrepiella regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Orchidaceae subfamilia = Epidendroideae tribus = Epidendreae subtribus = Pleurothallidinae genus = Restrepiella… …   Wikipedia

  • snake-head — n.; (also snake s head) Shell flower, turtle head, balmony (Chelone glabra) …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • snake-head — noun 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 • Syn: ↑shellflower, ↑shell flower, ↑turtlehead, ↑snakehead,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • snake's head fritillary — noun Eurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval times; widely grown as an ornamental • Syn: ↑guinea hen flower,… …   Useful english dictionary


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