antirrhinum

/ ˌæntɪˈraɪnəm /

noun

1. any scrophulariaceous plant of the genus Antirrhinum, esp the snapdragon, which have two-lipped flowers of various colours

Word History and Origins

Origin of antirrhinum¹

C16: via Latin from Greek antirrhinon, from anti- (imitating) + rhis nose; so called from a fancied likeness to an animal's snout

Example Sentences

Here and there a surviving blossom of antirrhinum swaggered among its withered brethren as if to maintain the illusion of summer.

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Antirrhinum, an-tir-rī′num, n. the genus of plants to which Snapdragon belongs.

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Now, in common with a large number of perennials and biennials, the Antirrhinum is almost exclusively grown from seed.

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Antirrhinum is admirably adapted for a dry and sunny position, in which it will thrive and flower freely.

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The caterpillar feeds on various species of plantain (Plantago), also Gerardia and Antirrhinum.

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