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单词 pope's head
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Definition of pope's head in English:

pope's head

noun ˈpəʊps hɛd
  • Chiefly Caribbean. Any of several melon cacti (genus Melocactus), which bear their flowers on a woolly terminal structure; especially M. intortus, a native of the West Indies (also called Turk's cap, Turk's head).

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in Lionel Wafer (d. 1705), surgeon and buccaneer. From the genitive of pope + head.

 
 

Definition of pope's head in US English:

pope's head

nounˈpəʊps hɛd
  • Chiefly Caribbean. Any of several melon cacti (genus Melocactus), which bear their flowers on a woolly terminal structure; especially M. intortus, a native of the West Indies (also called Turk's cap, Turk's head).

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in Lionel Wafer (d. 1705), surgeon and buccaneer. From the genitive of pope + head.

 
 
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