snapdragon

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