英语词汇“snapdragon”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

snap•drag•on n. [countable]

Plant Biologya plant of the figwort family, grown for its spikes of showy flowers.

snap•drag•on n.

any plant belonging to the genus Antirrhinum, of the figwort family, esp. A. majus, cultivated for its spikes of showy flowers, each having a corolla supposed to resemble the mouth of a dragon.
flapdragon.

snap + dragon 1565–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

snapdragon /ˈsnæpˌdræɡən/ n

any of several scrophulariaceous chiefly Old World plants of the genus Antirrhinum, esp A. majus, of the Mediterranean region, having spikes of showy white, yellow, pink, red, or purplish flowers
Also called: antirrhinum

Etymology: 16th Century: so named because the flowers, which are claimed to look like a dragon's head, have a ``mouth'' which snaps shut if squeezed open and then released

单词	snapdragon
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 snap•drag•on /ˈsnæpˌdrægən/USA pronunciation n. [countable] Plant Biologya plant of the figwort family, grown for its spikes of showy flowers. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 snap•drag•on (snap′drag′ən),USA pronunciation n. any plant belonging to the genus Antirrhinum, of the figwort family, esp. A. majus, cultivated for its spikes of showy flowers, each having a corolla supposed to resemble the mouth of a dragon. flapdragon. snap + dragon 1565–75 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: snapdragon /ˈsnæpˌdræɡən/ n any of several scrophulariaceous chiefly Old World plants of the genus Antirrhinum, esp A. majus, of the Mediterranean region, having spikes of showy white, yellow, pink, red, or purplish flowers Also called: antirrhinum Etymology: 16th Century: so named because the flowers, which are claimed to look like a dragon's head, have a ``mouth'' which snaps shut if squeezed open and then released
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