DIERVILLA TRIFIDA
\di͡əvˈɪlə tɹˈa͡ɪfɪdə], \diəvˈɪlə tɹˈaɪfɪdə], \d_iə_v_ˈɪ_l_ə t_ɹ_ˈaɪ_f_ɪ_d_ə]\
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D. Canadensis seu Iutea, Bush honeysuckle. An indigenous plant of the Honeysuckle tribe -Lonicereae. Ord. Caprifoliaceae -whose flowers appear from June to August. It has been used as a diuretic; and in gonorrhoea and syphilis.
By Robley Dunglison
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.