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Dracocephalum

noun
Dra·co·ceph·a·lum | \ ˌdrākōˈsefələm \

Definition of Dracocephalum 

: a genus of American mints comprising the dragonheads and having opposite serrate leaves and bracted bilabiate flowers

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History and Etymology for Dracocephalum

New Latin, from Latin draco + New Latin -cephalum (neuter of cephalus); from the form of the corolla

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