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单词 antirrhinum
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antirrhinumn.

/æntɪˈraɪnəm/
Forms: Pl. antirrhinums.
Etymology: < Latin, < Greek ἀντίρρῑνον (also ἀνάρρῑνον), < ἀντί opposite, counterfeiting + ῥιν-, (ῥίς) nose; from its resemblance to an animal's mouth.
A genus of Scrophulariaceous plants, also called Snapdragon.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > foxglove and allied flowers > snapdragon
calves'-snout1548
antirrhinum1551
snapdragon1573
lion's snap1597
lion's mouth1706
frog's mouth1754
dog's mouth1824
toad's mouth1839
Bunny Mouth1846
dragon's-mouth1857
bulldogs1861
poor man's torment1899
1551 W. Turner Herball (1568) 36 Antirrhinum is an herbe like vnto pympernel.
1727 R. Bradley Family Dict. at Flower, Sow Antirrhinum, or you may set it.
1736 Compl. Family-piece ii. iii. 312 Antirrhinum or Calves-snout.
1879 J. Lubbock Sci. Lect. i. 20 The Antirrhinum is especially adapted for fertilisation by humble-bees.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2011).
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