antirrhinum

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a snapdragon plant of the genus Antirrhinum

   The antirrhinum produced tall spikes of crimson flowers.

Simplified etymology

Antirrhinum, recorded in English from the mid-16th century, has a name meaning “counterfeiting a nose,” referring to the flower’s nose-like appearance. Its rhino- element is the same Greek element meaning “nose” found in rhinoceros.

From Latin antirrhinum, from Greek antirrhinon, formed from anti- in the sense "resembling" and rhis, rhinos ("nose"). The name refers to the flower's snoutlike shape.

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