About The Word Snapdragon
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Snapdragon
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What's The Definition Of Snapdragon?
[n] a garden plant of the genus Antirrhinum having showy white or yellow or crimson flowers resembling the face of a dragon
Synonyms | Synonyms for Snapdragon: Related Terms | Find terms related to Snapdragon: See Also | Antirrhinum | Antirrhinum coulterianum | Antirrhinum filipes | Antirrhinum majus | flower | genus Antirrhinum | Mediterranean snapdragon | white snapdragon | yellow twining snapdragon Snapdragon In Webster's Dictionary \Snap"drag`on\, n.
1. (Bot.)
(a) Any plant of the scrrophulariaceous genus
{Antirrhinum}, especially the cultivated {A. majus},
whose showy flowers are fancifully likened to the face
of a dragon.
(b) A West Indian herb ({Ruellia tuberosa}) with curiously
shaped blue flowers.
2. A play in which raisins are snatched from a vessel
containing burning brandy, and eaten; also, that which is
so eaten. See {Flapdragon}. --Swift.
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