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Definition of antirrhinum noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

antirrhinum

noun
 
/ˌæntɪˈraɪnəm/
 
/ˌæntɪˈraɪnəm/
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  1. a plant of the type that includes the snapdragon
    Word Originfrom Latin, from Greek antirrhinon, from anti- ‘counterfeiting’ + rhis, rhin- ‘nose’, from the resemblance of the flower to an animal's snout.
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