Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [drag-uh n-hed]
- /ˈdræg ənˌhɛd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [drag-uh n-hed]
- /ˈdræg ənˌhɛd/
Definitions of dragonhead word
- noun dragonhead any of several mints of the genus Dracocephalum having spikes of double-lipped flowers. 1
- noun dragonhead Dracocephalum parviflorum, a wild North American mint with clusters of small pink flowers. 1
- noun dragonhead any plant of the genus Dracocephalum, of Europe, Asia, and North America, having dense spikes of white or bluish flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates) 0
- noun dragonhead any North American plant of the related genus Physostegia, having pink or purplish flowers 0
- noun dragonhead any of a genus (Dracocephalum) of plants of the mint family, with dense spikes of white or bluish flowers 0
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Origin of dragonhead
First appearance:
before 1500 One of the 26% oldest English words
1500-10; translation of New Latin Dracocephalum
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Dragonhead
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dragonhead popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
dragonhead usage trend in Literature
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