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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesशेरमुख
Native Script:हिंदी देवनागरी
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sermukh
"बगीचे में शेरमुख के फूल खिले हैं।"
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Any of a genus (Antirrhinum) of Old World herbs, widely cultivated for their showy, two-lipped flowers resembling a dragon's mouth.
"The vibrant pink and yellow snapdragons lined the front garden path." - 2
A traditional English parlor game played at Christmas in which raisins were snatched from burning brandy and eaten.
"The family gathered by the hearth to play a traditional game of snapdragon on Christmas Eve."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originated in the late 16th century, combining 'snap' (referring to the quick-closing mechanism of the flower corolla) and 'dragon' (due to the fancied resemblance of the blossom to a dragon's head that opens and closes its mouth when squeezed). Originally, it also referred to an old parlour game involving snatching raisins from a bowl of burning brandy, before shifting exclusively to the garden plant genus Antirrhinum.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Snapdragon" is said worldwide
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muflier
Transliteration: muflier
"Les mufliers du jardin apportent de belles couleurs éclatantes."
Löwenmaul
Transliteration: Löwenmaul
"Das bunte Löwenmaul blüht wunderschön im Sommer."
bocca di leone
Transliteration: bocca di leone
"Le bocche di leone decorano magnificamente il giardino."
boca de dragón
Transliteration: boca de dragon
"Las boccas de dragón necesitan mucha luz solar."
boca-de-leão
Transliteration: boca-de-leao
"A boca-de-leão é uma planta muito popular nos canteiros."
शेरमुख
Transliteration: sermukh
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"बगीचे में शेरमुख के फूल खिले हैं।"
金鱼草
Transliteration: jīnyúcǎo
Script: 中文汉字
"花园里种满了五颜六色的金鱼草。"
금어초
Transliteration: geumeocho
Script: 한국어 한글
"정원에 아름다운 금어초가 피어 있습니다."
金魚草
Transliteration: kingyoso
Script: 日本語
"庭の金魚草が色鮮やかに咲いています。"
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