snapdragon

Any of several plants of the genus Antirrhinum of the figwort family, especially A. majus, widely cultivated for its showy racemes of two-lipped, variously colored flowers.

A plant of the genus Antirrhinum, especially the common garden-flower A. majus and its varieties.

A sport in which raisins or grapes are snapped from burning brandy and eaten.

A glass-makers’ longs.

Any plant of the scrrophulariaceous genus Antirrhinum, especially the cultivated A. majus, whose showy flowers are fancifully likened to the face of a dragon.

A West Indian herb (Ruellia tuberosa) with curiously shaped blue flowers.

A play in which raisins are snatched from a vessel containing burning brandy, and eaten; also, that which is so eaten. See Flapdragon.

Any plant of the genus Antirrhinum, with showy yellow, white or red flowers supposedly like the face of a dragon.

A game in which raisins are snatched from a vessel containing burning brandy, and eaten.