Genus Antirrhinum (Noun)
Meaning
A genus of herbs of the family Scrophulariaceae with brightly colored irregular flowers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Antirrhinum is a genus of herbs of the family Scrophulariaceae with brightly colored irregular flowers and is also known as snapdragons.
- Most species of the Antirrhinum genus are native to the Mediterranean region of Europe and North Africa.
- In some taxonomic classifications, the genus Antirrhinum is wider and also includes the toadflax genus Linaria.
- The flowers of the Antirrhinum genus come in a wide variety of colors including yellow, orange, red, pink, white and purple.
- In the early 20th century, the Antirrhinum genus was involved in one of the first major studies of the role of genetics in the evolution of plant species.