snapdragon

(-drag′ən)

noun

  1. any of a genus (Antirrhinum) of perennial plants of the figwort family, with showy white, yellow, red, or purplish flowers; esp., a common garden species (A. majus) with white, purple, crimson, etc., saclike, two-lipped, closed flowers
  2. Origin: in allusion to a fire-breathing dragon

    Historical
    1. a game in which raisins or the like are snatched from a bowl of burning brandy
    2. that which is so snatched

Origin: snap + dragon: from the mouth-shaped flowers

See snapdragon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Any of several plants of the genus Antirrhinum, especially the widely cultivated Mediterranean herb A. majus, having showy racemes of two-lipped, variously colored flowers.

Origin:

Origin: From the imagined resemblance of the flowers to the mouth of a dragon

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