# snake's head

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. snake's head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris), a flowering plant in the family Liliaceae, native to Eurasia.
2. snake's head desertdandelion (Malacothrix coulteri), a plant in the family Asteraceae, native to North America.
3. Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arum maculatum), a plant in the family Araceae, native to northern Europe.
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see snake, head.

## Etymology
From snake + -'s + head. An upright portion of each plant bears a checkered or overlapping pattern that resembles the appearance of snakeskin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/snake-s-head