Category:Snapdragon

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.