REDHEAD

redhead, Aythya americana

(noun) North American diving duck with a grey-and-black body and reddish-brown head

redhead, redheader, red-header, carrottop

(noun) someone who has red hair

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

redhead (plural redheads)

A person with red hair.

A North American duck (Aythya americana) highly esteemed as a game bird.

A kind of milkweed (Asclepias curassavica L.), with red flowers, formerly used in medicine.

Chinese red-headed centipede

red-headed bunting (Emberiza bruniceps)

red-headed titi (Callicebus regulus)

red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)

red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)

Synonyms

• (redheaded person): bloodnut, Bluey, carrot top, ginger, ranga, carrots

Anagrams

• adhered

Source: Wiktionary

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Red"head` (-hd`), n.

1. A person having red hair.

2. (Zoöl.) (a) An American duck (Aythya Americana) highly esteemed as a game bird. It is closely allied to the canvasback, but is smaller and its head brighter red. Called also red-headed duck. American poachard, grayback, and fall duck. See Illust. under Poachard. (b) The red-headed woodpecker. See Woodpecker.

3. (Bot.)

Definition: A kind of milkweed (Asclepias Curassavica) with red flowers. It is used in medicine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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