antirrhinum

British  

/ ˌæntɪˈraɪnəm /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of antirrhinum

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

Example Sentences

He writes that “a snapdragon is now called an antirrhinum, a word no one can spell”—let alone pronounce—“without consulting a dictionary,” and that “forget-me-nots are coming more and more to be called myosotis.”

From The New Yorker • Jan. 7, 2019

We sowed in faith and hope, not knowing what manner of thing an antirrhinum might be.

From A Padre in France by Birmingham, George A.

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

From Jaffery by Locke, William John

Fond helianthus turned her fervent face, Meek antirrhinum paled and grew apace; Late dandelions, robed in cloth of gold, With golden-rod, upsprung from out the mould, And pensive, gold-eyed daisies pranked the wold.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 29, August, 1873 by Various

Greenery fills the open space, and wild antirrhinum and harebell brighten the grey walls.

From In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" by Betham-Edwards, Matilda