dragonhead
IPA: drˈægʌnhɛd
noun
- Any plant of the genus Dracocephalum.
- Dracocephalum moldavica, the type species of the genus.
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Examples of "dragonhead" in Sentences
- "Without a dragonhead like Foxconn it's hard to get that kickstart," Tse said.
- (Veronicastrum virginicum) about 3 to 5 feet with spiky white flowers; false dragonhead
- It seems the former dragonhead of the Tsuen Wan gang was raking in HK$14 million per year
- A false helm at that, for the face within was less the visage of his pursuer than the intricate dragonhead crest was.
- Whez Lavastone, after killing the second guard, raced toward the king, ignoring the leering dragonhead looming over him.
- Masses of pink light up shady places where the false dragonhead grows, and the jewel weeds are thickly hung with pendant blossoms of orange and pale yellow.
- The pyrenean prunella has large purple heads; the false dragonhead (_Physostegia_), pale rose-purple spikes; centranthuses, cymes of red and white; centaureas, heads of yellow, blue, and purple; pinks, divers shades of red and white; and monkshoods, hoods of blue or white; and all are very hardy, ready growers, and copious bloomers.
- Vikings (which then meant pirates not the Norse) did not just raid Northern Europe, they settled in the mediterranean, brought to Northern Europe dragonhead symbolism (purportedly from the Sythians around 5th C),rediscovered and settled in Greenland and North America, gave Russia its name (debatedly), and served in the Varangian guard (Byzantium) as mercenaries.
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