Latin

Alternative forms

• antirrhīnum, antirrīnum

Noun

antirrhīnon n ‎(genitive antirrhīnī); second declension

1. snapdragon, antirrhinum, lion’s mouth, lion’s snap, calf’s snout (any plant of the genus Antirrhinum)
   • (Can we find and add a quotation of Pliny the Elder to this entry?)

Declension

Second declension, Greek type.

Synonyms

• (any plant of the genus Antirrhinum): anarrhīnon

Descendants

• Translingual: Antirrhinum
• English: antirrhinum
• ?Italian: antirrino

References

• (-um) antirrhīnon (-um) in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “antirrhīnŏn”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 137/2.
• “antirrīnum” on page 143/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)