antirrhinum

noun

an·​tir·​rhi·​num ˌan-tə-ˈrī-nəm 

: snapdragon

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, genus name, from Latin, snapdragon, from Greek antirrhinon, from anti- like (from anti against, equivalent to) + rhin-, rhis nose — more at anti-

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above