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ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Antirrhinum majus mean? 

ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS (noun)
  The noun ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS has 1 sense:

1. perennial native to the Mediterranean but widely cultivated for its purple or pink flowersplay

  Familiarity information: ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Perennial native to the Mediterranean but widely cultivated for its purple or pink flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Antirrhinum majus; Mediterranean snapdragon

Hypernyms ("Antirrhinum majus" is a kind of...):

snapdragon (a garden plant of the genus Antirrhinum having showy white or yellow or crimson flowers resembling the face of a dragon)


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