snapdragons

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plural of snapdragon
snapdragon
Any plant of the genus Antirrhinum, with showy yellow, white or red flowers supposedly like the face of a dragon
snapdragon
{n} a kind of play, a kind of plant
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{i} any of a number of plants cultivated for their spikes of colorful flowers
snapdragon
Any plant of the scrrophulariaceous genus Antirrhinum, especially the cultivated A
snapdragon
A play in which raisins are snatched from a vessel containing burning brandy, and eaten; also, that which is so eaten
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majus, whose showy flowers are fancifully likened to the face of a dragon
snapdragon
a garden plant of the genus Antirrhinum having showy white or yellow or crimson flowers resembling the face of a dragon
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A West Indian herb (Ruellia tuberosa) with curiously shaped blue flowers
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A snapdragon is a common garden plant with small colourful flowers that can open and shut like a mouth. a garden plant with white, red, or yellow flowers (Because the flowers are thought to look like a dragon's mouth)
snapdragons

    Turkish pronunciation

    snäpdrägınz

    Pronunciation

    /ˈsnapˌdragənz/ /ˈsnæpˌdræɡənz/

    Etymology

    [ 'snap-"dra-g&n ] (noun.) 1593. from the fancied resemblance of the flowers to the face of a dragon.
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