Snapdragon

Quick meaning: Snapdragon is a noun meaning (countable) Any plant of the genus Antirrhinum, with showy yellow, white or red flowers.

Meaning

(countable) Any plant of the genus Antirrhinum, with showy yellow, white or red flowers.

More Meanings

1. (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.

Example Sentences

[…]of kitchen-gardens, and straight herb-borders, and warm snap-dragon beset by bees;

Snapdragon leaves are asymmetrical with respect to dorsal-ventral surfaces (Fig. 6.6A).

Modern snapdragons aren't usually grown for their scent, although some do smell slightly spicy.

From the 16th to 19th centuries, no Christmas Eve celebration was complete without a hearty game of Snapdragon in the parlor.

Word Forms

• snapdragons
• snap dragon
• snap-dragon

Synonyms for snapdragon

Depending on context, synonyms include flapdragon.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include antirrhinum, anemone, tailflower, pinkroot, daffodil, crinum.

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