ram's-head

1. 1.

   orchid of northern North America having a brownish-green flower and red-and-white lip suggestive of a ram's head

   Synonymsram's-head lady's slipperCypripedium arietinum

   Broaderlady's slipper

Questions about ram's-head

What does ram's-head mean?

ram's-head means "orchid of northern North America having a brownish-green flower and red-and-white lip suggestive of a ram's head".

How many syllables are in ram's-head?

ram's-head has 3 syllables and divides as ram'-s-he-ad under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.