FACIENT
\fˈe͡ɪʃənt], \fˈeɪʃənt], \f_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n_t]\
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A suffix, as in Calefacient, Rubefacient, &c., 'warm making,' 'red making.'
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.