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Definition of Antirrhinum
1. Noun. A genus of herbs of the family Scrophulariaceae with brightly colored irregular flowers.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Scrophulariaceae, Figwort Family, Foxglove Family, Scrophulariaceae
Member holonyms: Snapdragon
Definition of Antirrhinum
1. Noun. Any plant of the genus ''Antirrhinum'' of snapdragons. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Antirrhinum
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Antirrhinum
Literary usage of Antirrhinum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"С. В. Р. Snap dragon with a yellow Flower. 4. antirrhinum ... Broad- leav'd
Snap-dragon, with a large pale Flower. 7. antirrhinum ..."
2. The Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed by William Curtis (1795)
"Tode Flaxe of Valentía. Park. Par. p. 268. The antirrhinum ... in its wild Uate
the flowers of this antirrhinum arc of a yellow hue, with little or no ..."
3. Popular field botany: Containing a Familiar and Technical Description of the by Agnes Catlow (1848)
"antirrhinum MAJUS. Great Snap-dragon. Flowers very large, generally purplish reel,
... antirrhinum ORONTIUM. Lesser Snap-dragon. This is a smaller plant, ..."
4. English Botany; Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with Their Essential ...by Sir James Edward Smith, James Sowerby by Sir James Edward Smith, James Sowerby (1799)
"... a prominence at its bafe, pointing downwards and bearing honey. Caff, 2-celled.
SPEC. CHAR. Leaves ovate, alternate. Stems procumbent. SYN. antirrhinum ..."
5. The Flower Garden, Or, Breck's Book of Flowers: In which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1858)
"antirrhinum. Snap-Dragon. This is a curious, as well as an ornamental, genus of
plants ... The word antirrhinum is derived from words in Greek which express ..."
6. Flora Americae Septentrionalis: Or, A Systematic Arrangement and Description by Frederick Pursh (1814)
"antirrhinum. M. Lewis. Q. July. vv; vs in Herb. Lewis. Flowers bright bloc, large
in proportion to the size of the plant. ..."
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