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snake mouth
snake·mouth
/
ˈsneɪkˌmaʊθ
/
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[
sneyk
-mouth
]
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noun,
plural
snake·mouths
/
-ˌmaʊðz
/
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[
-mou
th
z
]
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.
rose pogonia
.
Origin:
1810–20,
Americanism;
snake
+
mouth
; so called because of the resemblance of the flower to a snake's open mouth
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snakemouth
(ˈsneɪkˌmaʊθ)
—
n
a terrestrial orchid,
Pogonia ophioglossoides,
of E North America, having solitary fragrant pinkish-purple flowers
[so called because of the alleged similarity between the shape of the flower and a snake's mouth]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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