Snapdragon

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1. Noun

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. Noun

A West Indian herb (Ruellia tuberosa) with curiously shaped blue flowers.

3. Noun

A play in which raisins are snatched from a vessel containing burning brandy, and eaten; also, that which is so eaten. See Flapdragon.

4. Noun

a garden plant of the genus Antirrhinum having showy white or yellow or crimson flowers resembling the face of a dragon
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