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Meaning of "dragonhead" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DRAGONHEAD

dragonhead  [ˈdræɡənˌhɛd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRAGONHEAD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dragonhead is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DRAGONHEAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dracocephalum parviflorum

Dragonhead mint or American dragonhead is a wild North American mint growing from New York state through the Midwest and Canada and into Alaska. It grows as either an annual or biennial, producing clusters of small pink to violet flowers in whorls at the ends of many branching stems. The seeds are very small, dark, and high in oil content, about 20%. A recent study suggests that this mint may have application as a commercial birdseed crop in Alaska.

Definition of dragonhead in the English dictionary

The definition of dragonhead in the dictionary is any plant of the genus Dracocephalum, of Europe, Asia, and North America, having dense spikes of white or bluish flowers: family Lamiaceae. Other definition of dragonhead is any North American plant of the related genus Physostegia, having pink or purplish flowers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DRAGONHEAD


arrowhead
ˈærəʊˌhɛd
bonehead
ˈbəʊnˌhɛd
forkhead
ˈfɔːkˌhɛd
fountainhead
ˈfaʊntɪnˌhɛd
Gateshead
ˈɡeɪtsˌhɛd
greenhead
ˈɡriːnˌhɛd
Holyhead
ˈhɒlɪˌhɛd
jerkinhead
ˈdʒɜːkɪnˌhɛd
letterhead
ˈlɛtəˌhɛd
maidenhead
ˈmeɪdənˌhɛd
masthead
ˈmɑːstˌhɛd
muttonhead
ˈmʌtənˌhɛd
overhead
ˈəʊvəˌhɛd
pinhead
ˈpɪnˌhɛd
printhead
ˈprɪntˌhɛd
redhead
ˈrɛdˌhɛd
skinhead
ˈskɪnˌhɛd
spearhead
ˈspɪəˌhɛd
Whitehead
ˈwaɪtˌhɛd
woodenhead
ˈwʊdənˌhɛd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRAGONHEAD

dragon
dragon fruit
dragon light
dragon market
dragon tree
dragon´s blood
dragon´s teeth
dragon´s-head
dragoness
dragonet
dragonflies
dragonfly
dragonish
dragonism
dragonize
dragonlike
dragonnade
dragonroot
dragoon
dragoonage

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRAGONHEAD

against the head
ahead
Birkenhead
bulkhead
cylinder head
flathead
forehead
get ahead
go ahead
go-ahead
head
head-to-head
hit the nail on the head
knock on the head
on one´s head
read-write head
shower head
the go-ahead
unhead
Windsor and Maidenhead

Synonyms and antonyms of dragonhead in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dragonhead» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRAGONHEAD

Find out the translation of dragonhead to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dragonhead from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dragonhead» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

龙头
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dragonhead
570 millions of speakers

English

dragonhead
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dragonhead
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رأس التنين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

головы дракона
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dragonhead
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dragonhead
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dragonhead
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kepala dada
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Drachen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

dragonhead
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

dragonhead
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dragonhead
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dragonhead
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dragonhead
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ड्रॅगनहेड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ejder
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dragonhead
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dragonhead
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

голови дракона
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dragonhead
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dragonhead
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dragonhead
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

drakhuvud
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

drage
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dragonhead

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRAGONHEAD»

The term «dragonhead» is regularly used and occupies the 105.837 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRAGONHEAD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dragonhead

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRAGONHEAD»

Discover the use of dragonhead in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dragonhead and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Dragonhead: The True Story of the Godfather of Chinese ...
A journalist who spent ten years hanging out with one of the most feared underworld figures in America shares the story of life in the Chinese mafia, from overseeing heroin shipments to the organization's famous code of honor. 25,000 first ...
John Sack, 2001
2
The National Wetland Plant List
FACW FACW FACW FAC Narrow-Leaf False Dragonhead Physostegia correllii ( Lundell)Shinners OBL OBL Correll's False Dragonhead Physostegia digitalis Small FAC FACW Finger False Dragonhead Physostegia godfreyi Cantino OBL ...
Robert Lichvar, 2012
3
Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers: A Guide to Common ...
EASTERN FALSE DRAGONHEAD OR SAVANNA OBEDIENT-PLANT Physostegia purpurea (Walter) Blake Mint Family (Lamiaceae or Labiatae) Description: The stem of Obedient-Plant tends to hold its position if bent, hence its "obedience" to ...
Gil Nelson, 2006
4
Advanced Research on Plant Lipids
Abstract: Dragonhead (Dracocephaluni moldavica) seeds accumulate linolenate (18:3) to one of the highest levels known. To elucidate the factors that contribute to the high 18:3 content of dragonhead compared to normal oilseeds, ...
N. Murata, 2003
5
Danville
Six EXERCISE DRAGONHEAD In October 1959, during the height of the Cold War, the U.S. Army conducted a large-scale training exercise in Danville. The exercise, named Dragon/iead , saw aggressor forces capture the city and imprison ...
Todd McGregor Yeatts, 2004
6
Wildflowers of Iowa Woodlands
The spreading fibrous perennial root system sends up new plants, so false dragonhead often appears in dense colonies. Flowers are borne in a terminal spike 4 to 8 inches long. Individual flowers, each about 1 inch long, cluster close together ...
Sylvan T. Runkel, Alvin F. Bull, 2009
7
Wildflowers of the Coastal Plain: A Field Guide, Includes ...
Physostegia digitalis Small FINGER FALSE DRAGONHEAD From a vertical rhizome, this perennial herb produces a quadrangular stem up to 2 m tall. The oppositely arranged leaves are oblanceolate, obovate, or elliptic with entire or ...
Ray Neyland, 2009
8
North Woods Wildflowers: A Field Guide to Wildflowers of the ...
FALSE. DRAGONHEAD. Physostegia virgin iana Mint Family (Lamiaceae) Description: Square-stemmed plant to 4' tall, with widely separated, stiff, narrow, opposite leaves up to 5 " long ...
Douglas M. Ladd, 2001
9
Vascular Flora of Illinois
Deane. Purple Beefsteak Plant. Aug.-Oct. Native to Asia; rarely escaped from cultivation; Jackson and Union cos. 26. Physostegia Benth. — False Dragonhead 1. Leaves, at least the upper, broadly rounded at base, the teeth rarely more than 1 ...
Robert H. Mohlenbrock, 2002
10
Acanthaceae to Myricaceae: Water Willows to Wax Myrtles
False Dragonhead; Obedience Plant Perennial herbs; stems 4-angled, erect; leaves opposite, simple: flowers in spikes or spikelike racemes, usually large and showy, subtended by bracts; calyx equally S-parted, tubular below, usually 1 ...
Robert H. Mohlenbrock, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRAGONHEAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dragonhead is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Raymond Chow Finally Gets His Wish
The government's case against Chow, the chairman or Dragonhead of a Chinese benevolent society known as the Ghee Kung Tong, stretches ... «SF Weekly, Jul 15»
2
Leland Yee case: The FBI hooks a politician
By 2006, the feds were watching Chow again, as he was sworn in as the dragonhead of the Ghee Kung Tong. What does Leland Yee have to ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
3
Oh No, Leland Yee Pleads Guilty
Yee's arrest in 2014 during his run for secretary of state came at the end of a multi-year FBI investigation of Chow, the elected "dragonhead" of ... «SFist, Jul 15»
4
Plea deal appears to be in works for ex-California senator
The arrests were the culmination of the FBI's eight-year investigation of Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow, the elected "dragonhead" of a ... «Brownsville Herald, Jul 15»
5
Yard and Garden: Techniques to help maintain your flower garden
... are: Artemisia, Aster, Cornflower, Shasta Daisy, Heliopsis, Catmint, Russia Sage, Summer Phlox, and Physostegia (false dragonhead). «Journal Gazette and Times-Courier, Jun 15»
6
Circulation – The Music Of Gary McFarland – The Gary McFarland …
This session is composed exclusively of McFarland material beginning with “Dragonhead” which opens with a shimmering soprano sax from ... «Audiophile Audition, Jun 15»
7
China: Xanadu Dragons Found in Genghis Khan's City
Now, three beautifully colored Xanadu dragons have been discovered there. The discovered dragonhead clay statues are very well preserved. «Clapway, May 15»
8
Dragon Boat fundraiser Saturday to benefit Oak Ridge groups
A dragon boat is a long, low boat adorned with a snarling dragonhead at the boat's front end, as in the Chinese tradition. While events will be ... «Knoxville News Sentinel, May 15»
9
Fabulous foliage
False dragonhead with its thick spires of violet-pink or 4-6 feet tall asters of varying tones of violet blend well with a backdrop of green leaves ... «Muscatine Journal, Apr 15»
10
Dragon Boat Festival gets approval for cross lake move
Teams of 20 paddlers, a drummer and a steersman race in 46-foot long boats featuring a dragonhead at the bow and dragon tail at the stern. Last year the ... «KPAX-TV, Apr 15»

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