dragonhead or drag·on’s head [drag-uh n-hed] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- any of several mints of the genus Dracocephalum having spikes of double-lipped flowers.
Origin of dragonhead 1500–10; translation of New Latin Dracocephalum dragon’s head noun
- dragonhead.
- Astronomy. (formerly) the ascending node of the moon or a planet.
Origin of dragon’s head First recorded in 1500–10 Examples from the Web for dragon-head Historical Examples of dragon-head
Olaf of Norway is afraid to-day, for he carries no dragon-head on his ship.
Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15)
Charles Morris
On the stem was a dragon-head, and on the stern a dragon-tail, and the sides of the bows of the ship were gilt.
Snorri Sturlason
British Dictionary definitions for dragon-head dragonhead dragon’s-head noun
- any plant of the genus Dracocephalum, of Europe, Asia, and North America, having dense spikes of white or bluish flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
- any North American plant of the related genus Physostegia, having pink or purplish flowers