medusa's head

1. 1.

   African dwarf succulent perennial shrub with numerous slender drooping branches

   SynonymsEuphorbia medusaeEuphorbia caput-medusae

   Broaderspurge

   Part ofEuphorbia
2. 2.

   weedy rye grass having long bristling awns

   SynonymsElymus caput-medusae

   Broaderwild rye

Questions about medusa's head

What does medusa's head mean?

medusa's head means "African dwarf succulent perennial shrub with numerous slender drooping branches". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for medusa's head?

Close synonyms include Euphorbia medusae, Euphorbia caput-medusae, Elymus caput-medusae. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is medusa's head a common word?

medusa's head is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.