SNAPDRAGONS

Noun

snapdragons

plural of snapdragon

Source: Wiktionary


SNAPDRAGON

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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