snapdragon – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
snapdragon
n.
any of a number of plants cultivated for their spikes of colorful flowers
SnapDragon
SnapDragon is a contemporary jazz band based in
San Antonio, Texas. The group released their debut CD, "Stealing a Moment" on Humbug Records in 2008, and the 10-song CD soon broke the Top 100 in U.S radio airplay (Mediabase Smooth Adult Contemporary chart). SnapDragon also had three tracks on the compilation CD "HumBug Christmas" (HumBug Records, 2008).
Antirrhinum
Antirrhinum is a
genus of
plants commonly known as
dragon flowers or
snapdragons because of the flowers' fancied resemblance to the face of a
dragon that opens and closes its mouth when laterally squeezed. They are
native to rocky areas of Europe, the United States, and North Africa.
snapdragon
Noun
1. a garden plant of the genus Antirrhinum having showy white or yellow or crimson flowers resembling the face of a dragon
(hypernym) flower
(hyponym) white snapdragon, Antirrhinum coulterianum
(member-holonym) Antirrhinum, genus Antirrhinum
Snapdragon
(n.)
Any plant of the scrrophulariaceous genus Antirrhinum, especially the cultivated A. majus, whose showy flowers are fancifully likened to the face of a dragon.
(n.)
A West Indian herb (Ruellia tuberosa) with curiously shaped blue flowers.
(n.)
A play in which raisins are snatched from a vessel containing burning brandy, and eaten; also, that which is so eaten. See Flapdragon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
snapdragon
snapdragon /'snæp,drægən/- danh từ
- (thực vật học) cây hoa mõm chó
- trò chơi rồng táp (lấy nho khô trong rượu nóng bỏng ra mà ăn, vào dịp lễ Nô-en)
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