What is "greenhead"

Mallard \Mal"lard\, n. [F. malari,fr. m[^a]le male + -art = -ard. See Male, a., and -ard.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) A drake; the male of Anas boschas.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A large wild duck ( Anas boschas) inhabiting both America and Europe. The domestic duck has descended from this species. Called also greenhead.

1580s, "young, untrained intellect," from green (adj.) + head (n.). As a type of biting fly, by 1837.

n. (taxlink Tabanus nigrovittatus species noshow=1), a biting horsefly.

Greenhead may refer to:

Greenhead might be a small suburb of the town of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire. It could be situated to the south of Cambusnethan, and to the west of Waterloo.

Even though this part of Wishaw were to be mainly residential housing, Greenhead might have a few places of note, such as Cambusnethan Cemetery and Greenhead Moss Community Nature Park, the latter of which a large part could be located in the suburb, next to the former.

Since it might be close to Wishaw Main Street, Greenhead has no shops. The suburb could be accessed either from the A721 or A722 roads.