† frog's mouthn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: frog n.¹, mouth n.

Etymology: < the genitive of frog n.¹ + mouth n., so called on account of the supposed resemblance of the flowers to the mouth of a frog.

Obsolete.

A flowering plant of the genus Antirrhinum (family Plantaginaceae); a snapdragon.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > foxglove and allied flowers > snapdragon

calves'-snout1548

antirrhinum1551

snapdragon1573

lion's snap1597

lion's mouth1706

frog's mouth1754

dog's mouth1824

toad's mouth1839

Bunny Mouth1846

dragon's-mouth1857

bulldogs1861

poor man's torment1899

1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. clv. 438 The flowers [of the purple snapdragon] growe at the top of the stalks of a purple colour, fashioned like a frogs mouth.]

1754 J. Justice Scots Gardiners Director 328 Snapdragon, or Frog's Mouth.

1792 S. Saunders Introd. Bot. 35 The Snap-dragon has been called Frog's-mouth, and Calves-snout.

1829 Mag. Nat. Hist. 1 196 Those who admire..the spontaneous gems of Flora, may discover a few by visiting the fields where the..frog's-mouth (Antirrhinum Linaria), and several others appear.

1851 S. Thomson Wanderings among Wild Flowers (ed. 4) iii. 252 The great snap~dragon or frog's-mouth (Antirrhinum majus).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	frogs mouth
释义	† frog's mouthn. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: frog n.¹, mouth n. Etymology: < the genitive of frog n.¹ + mouth n., so called on account of the supposed resemblance of the flowers to the mouth of a frog. Obsolete. A flowering plant of the genus Antirrhinum (family Plantaginaceae); a snapdragon. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > foxglove and allied flowers > snapdragon calves'-snout1548 antirrhinum1551 snapdragon1573 lion's snap1597 lion's mouth1706 frog's mouth1754 dog's mouth1824 toad's mouth1839 Bunny Mouth1846 dragon's-mouth1857 bulldogs1861 poor man's torment1899 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. clv. 438 The flowers [of the purple snapdragon] growe at the top of the stalks of a purple colour, fashioned like a frogs mouth.] 1754 J. Justice Scots Gardiners Director 328 Snapdragon, or Frog's Mouth. 1792 S. Saunders Introd. Bot. 35 The Snap-dragon has been called Frog's-mouth, and Calves-snout. 1829 Mag. Nat. Hist. 1 196 Those who admire..the spontaneous gems of Flora, may discover a few by visiting the fields where the..frog's-mouth (Antirrhinum Linaria), and several others appear. 1851 S. Thomson Wanderings among Wild Flowers (ed. 4) iii. 252 The great snap~dragon or frog's-mouth (Antirrhinum majus). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1754
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