See Also: niggerhead(dictionary)

niggerhead (iou)



niggerhead noun. M19.
[from NIGGER adjective & noun + HEAD noun.]
a. A tangled mass of the roots and decayed remains of sedges projecting from a swamp (N. Amer. & NZ). Also (NZ), any of several sedges forming such masses, esp. Carex secta. M19.
b. Any of various spiny spherical cacti of the genera Ferocactus and Echinocactus. US. L19.
c. Black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta. US. L19.
A rock, a black stone etc.; esp. a projecting stump of dead coral. M19.
= NEGRO-HEAD 2. M19.
An advocate of political rights for black people in the US. slang (obsolete exc. Hist.). derog. M19.