SNAPDRAGON


Meaning of SNAPDRAGON in English

/snap"drag'euhn/ , n.

1. any plant belonging to the genus Antirrhinum, of the figwort family, esp. A. majus, cultivated for its spikes of showy flowers, each having a corolla supposed to resemble the mouth of a dragon.

2. flapdragon.

[ 1565-75; SNAP + DRAGON ]

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