antirrhinum

 
Pronunciation: /ˌantɪˈrʌɪnəm/

noun (plural antirrhinums)

  • a plant of a genus that includes the snapdragon.
    • Genus Antirrhinum, family Scrophulariaceae

Origin:

from Latin, from Greek antirrhinon, from anti- 'counterfeiting' + rhis, rhin- 'nose', from the resemblance of the flower to an animal's snout