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SNAPDRAGON
snapdragon
(noun) a garden plant of the genus Antirrhinum having showy white or yellow or crimson flowers resembling the face of a dragon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
snapdragon (countable and uncountable, plural snapdragons)
(countable) Any plant of the genus Antirrhinum, with showy yellow, white or red flowers.
(uncountable) A game in which raisins are snatched from a vessel containing burning brandy, and eaten; the substance snatched and eaten during the playing of the game; the vessel used for the game.
Synonyms
• (any plant of the genus Antirrhinum): dragon flower
• (game): flapdragon
Source: Wiktionary
Snap"drag`on, n.
1. (Bot.) (a) Any plant of the scrrophulariaceous genus Antirrhinum, especially the cultivated A. majus, whose showy flowers are fancifully likened to the face of a dragon. (b) A West Indian herb (Ruellia tuberosa) with curiously shaped blue flowers.
2. A play in which raisins are snatched from a vessel containing burning brandy, and eaten; also, that which is so eaten. See Flapdragon. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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