Definition of snapdragon

• n. - Any plant of the scrrophulariaceous genus Antirrhinum, especially the cultivated A. majus, whose showy flowers are fancifully likened to the face of a dragon.
• n. - A West Indian herb (Ruellia tuberosa) with curiously shaped blue flowers.
• n. - A play in which raisins are snatched from a vessel containing burning brandy, and eaten; also, that which is so eaten. See Flapdragon.