redhead
['redhed]
n.



redhead
[ noun ]

1. someone who has red hair

<noun.person>

2. North American diving duck with a grey-and-black body and reddish-brown head

<noun.animal>

3. black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head and neck

<noun.animal>

Redhead \Red"head`\ (-h?d`), n.
1. A person having red hair.

2. (Zo["o]l.)
(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.) A kind of milkweed ({Asclepias Curassavica}) with
red flowers. It is used in medicine.