Thesaurus: snapdragon

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1. n. Any plant of the scrrophulariaceous genus Antirrhinum, especially the cultivated A. majus, whose showy flowers are fancifully likened to the face of a dragon.
2. n. A West Indian herb (Ruellia tuberosa) with curiously shaped blue flowers.
3. n. A play in which raisins are snatched from a vessel containing burning brandy, and eaten; also, that which is so eaten. See Flapdragon.
4. n. a garden plant of the genus Antirrhinum having showy white or yellow or crimson flowers resembling the face of a dragon
5. 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.
6. n:100 n. a garden plant of the genus Antirrhinum having showy white or yellow or crimson flowers resembling the face of a dragon