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Noun: longheaded thimbleweed
  1. Thimbleweed of northern North America
    "Longheaded thimbleweeds swayed in the prairie breeze";
    - Anemone riparia
Adjective: long-headed  'long,he-did [N. Amer], 'lóng'he-did [Brit]
  1. Having a head that is longer than it is wide (dolichocephalic)
    "The long-headed breed of dog had a distinctive skull shape"
     
  2. [archaic] Showing foresight and good judgment
    "His long-headed investment decisions paid off years later"

See also: dolichocephalic, dolichocranial, dolichocranic

Type of: Anemone cylindrica, thimbleweed

Encyclopedia: Long-headed