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antirrhinum|æntɪˈraɪnəm|
Pl. -s.
[a. L., a. Gr. ἀντίρρῑνον (also ἀνάρρῑνον), f. ἀντί opposite, counterfeiting + ῥιν-, (ῥίς) nose; from its resemblance to an animal's mouth.]
A genus of Scrophulariaceous plants, also called Snapdragon.
1551Turner Herbal (1568) 36 Antirrhinum is an herbe like vnto pympernel. 1727Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v. Flower, Sow Antirrhinum, or you may set it. 1741Compl. Fam.-Piece ii. iii. 386 Antirrhinum or Calves-snout. 1879Lubbock Sci. Lect. i. 20 The Antirrhinum is especially adapted for fertilisation by humble-bees. |