dragonhead

ˈdræɡənˌhɛd

Definition

Definition of dragonhead - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

maritime

Rare

the ornamental figurehead in the shape of a dragon on a ship

Rare

Viking ships often featured a dragonhead at the prow.

figurehead

prow

botany

TECH.

plant of the genus Dracocephalum with dense flower spikes

TECH.

The garden was filled with dragonhead plants.

dragonwort

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the ornamental figurehead in the shape of a dragon on a ship

Expressions with dragonhead

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false dragonhead

North American plant with pink or white flowers

The garden was full of blooming false dragonhead.

Origin of dragonhead

English, dragon (mythical creature) + head (top part)

Examples of dragonhead in a sentence

A fierce dragonhead adorned the ancient vessel's bow.
Dragonhead blooms in vibrant colors during summer.
Gardeners often plant dragonhead for its beauty.

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French:tête de dragon, dracocéphale, ...
German:Drachenkopf, Dracocephalum, ...
Italian:figura di drago, dracocephalum, ...
Spanish:figura de dragón, dracocephalum, ...
Portuguese:cabeça de dragão, dracocephalum, ...
Chinese:龙形船头雕饰, 龙头草, ...
Japanese:ドラゴンヘッドの船首像, ドラゴンヘッド, ...
Arabic:رَأْس التِّنِّين, دِرَاكُوكِيفَالُوم, ...
Hebrew:רֹאשׁ דְּרָקוֹן, רֹאשׁ דְּרָקוֹן, ...
Russian:голова дракона, драконоголовое растение, ...
Ukrainian:голова дракона, драконоголовник, ...
Hindi:ड्रैगनहेड आकृति, ड्रैगनहेड, ...
Bengali:ড্রাগনহেড, ড্রাকোসেফালাম, ...
Catalan:cap de drac, dracocephalum, ...
Czech:dračí hlava, včelník, ...
Danish:dragehoved, ...
Dutch:drakenkop, ...
Greek:κεφαλή δράκου, δράκοντας, ...
Hungarian:hajóorrdísz, sárkányfű, ...
Khmer:ក្បាលនាគលម្អលើនាវា, រុក្ខជាតិសន្តាន ដ្រាកូសេផាលុម ដែលមានកួរផ្កាក្រាស់, ...
Korean:용머리, ...
Persian:سر اژدها, اژدهاسر, ...
Polish:smocza głowa, dracocephalum, ...
Portuguese (BR):cabeça de dragão, cabeça-de-dragão, ...
Romanian:cap de dragon, dracocephalum, ...
Swedish:drakhuvud, ...
Thai:หัวเรือมังกร, พืชหัวมังกร, ...
Turkish:ejderha başı, ejderbaşı, ...
Vietnamese:đầu rồng, cây rồng, ...

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