snakemouth

[ sneyk-mouth ]
/ ˈsneɪkˌmaʊθ /

noun, plural snake·mouths [sneyk-mouth z] /ˈsneɪkˌmaʊðz/.

rose pogonia.

Origin of snakemouth

1810–20, Americanism; snake + mouth; so called because of the resemblance of the flower to a snake's open mouth

Words nearby snakemouth

snakebite remedy, snakeblenny, snakefish, snakefly, snakehead, snakemouth, snakeroot, snakes and ladders, snakeskin, snakestone, snakeweed

British Dictionary definitions for snakemouth

snakemouth
/ (ˈsneɪkˌmaʊθ) /

noun

a terrestrial orchid, Pogonia ophioglossoides, of E North America, having solitary fragrant pinkish-purple flowers

Word Origin for snakemouth

so called because of the alleged similarity between the shape of the flower and a snake's mouth