- Mediterranean snapdragon
- nounperennial native to the Mediterranean but widely cultivated for its purple or pink flowers• Syn: ↑Antirrhinum majus• Hypernyms: ↑snapdragon
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Mediterranean snapdragon
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snapdragon — noun Etymology: from the fancied resemblance of the flowers to the face of a dragon Date: 1573 any of a genus (Antirrhinum of the family Scrophulariaceae, the snapdragon family) of herbs having showy bilabiate flowers; especially a widely… … New Collegiate Dictionary
snapdragon — /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;… … Universalium
snapdragon family — Family Scrophulariaceae, containing about 4,000 species of flowering plants in 190 genera, found worldwide. The family is notable for its many ornamental garden plants, including snapdragon (Antirrhinum species) and foxglove. Antirrhinum contains … Universalium
Antirrhinum majus — noun perennial native to the Mediterranean but widely cultivated for its purple or pink flowers • Syn: ↑Mediterranean snapdragon • Hypernyms: ↑snapdragon … Useful english dictionary
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