Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several plants of the genera Dracocephalum and Physostegia in the mint family, having terminal spikes of rose-pink or purplish flowers.
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- noun American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of blue to violet flowers
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Examples
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A false helm at that, for the face within was less the visage of his pursuer than the intricate dragonhead crest was.
LEGENDS OF THE DRAGONREALM Richard A. Knaak 2009
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A false helm at that, for the face within was less the visage of his pursuer than the intricate dragonhead crest was.
LEGENDS OF THE DRAGONREALM Richard A. Knaak 2009
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A false helm at that, for the face within was less the visage of his pursuer than the intricate dragonhead crest was.
LEGENDS OF THE DRAGONREALM Richard A. Knaak 2009
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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.
Why Fantasy? 2007
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Whez Lavastone, after killing the second guard, raced toward the king, ignoring the leering dragonhead looming over him.
Emperor of Ansalon Niles, Douglas 1993
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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.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881 Various
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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.
Some Summer Days in Iowa Frederick John Lazell 1905
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It seems the former dragonhead of the Tsuen Wan gang was raking in HK$14 million per year
BWG Randall40 2010
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"Without a dragonhead like Foxconn it's hard to get that kickstart," Tse said.
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(Veronicastrum virginicum) about 3 to 5 feet with spiky white flowers; false dragonhead
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