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Definition of Dracocephalum
1. Noun. Genus of American herbs and dwarf shrubs of the mind family: dragonheads.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Labiatae, Family Lamiaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, Mint Family
Member holonyms: Dracocephalum Parviflorum, Dragon's Head, Dragonhead
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dracocephalum
Literary usage of Dracocephalum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed by John Sims (1820)
"( ) Dracocephalum SIBIRICUM. SIBERIAN DRAGON'S-HEAD. ... Dracocephalum sibiricum
is a hardy perennial, with large handsome flowers, but the scent of the ..."
2. Labiatarum Genera Et Species: Or, A Description of the Genera and Species of by George Bentham (1836)
"Caulis LXIX. Dracocephalum. Dracocephalum. Linn. Gen. ... nor the broad bracts
with subulate treth which are almost characteristic of Dracocephalum. ..."
3. The Flower Garden, Or, Breck's Book of Flowers: In which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1858)
"Dracocephalum. Dragon's Head. Dracocephalum, from Greek words signifying a dragon's
head, because the flowers are fancied to resemble a dragon's head. ..."
4. A Contribution to Our Knowledge of Seedlings by John Lubbock (1892)
"Dracocephalum peltatum. Half nat. size. Flo. 598.—Nepeta nuda, x 25. Longitudinal
section of nutlet: R, radicle ; A, auricle of cotyledon; Pc, pericarp; 1, ..."
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