Definition of Snapdregon
Snap"drag`on (?), n. 1.
(Bot.) (a) Any plant of the
scrrophulariaceous genus Antirrhinum, especially the cultivated
A. majus, whose showy flowers are fancifully likened to the
face of a dragon. (b) A West Indian herb
(Ruellia tuberosa) with curiously shaped blue
flowers.
2. A play in which raisins are snatched from a
vessel containing burning brandy, and eaten; also, that which is so
eaten. See Flapdragon. Swift.
Snap"drag`on (?), n. 1.
(Bot.) (a) Any plant of the
scrrophulariaceous genus Antirrhinum, especially the cultivated
A. majus, whose showy flowers are fancifully likened to the
face of a dragon. (b) A West Indian herb
(Ruellia tuberosa) with curiously shaped blue
flowers.
2. A play in which raisins are snatched from a
vessel containing burning brandy, and eaten; also, that which is so
eaten. See Flapdragon. Swift.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
SNAP DRAGON. A Christmas gambol: raisins and almonds
being put into a bowl of brandy, and the candles
extinguished, the spirit is set on fire, and the company
scramble for the raisins.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- Any plant of the genus Antirrhinum, with showy yellow, white or red flowers supposedly like the face of a dragon.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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