leeuwenbek

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (literally, masculine) a lion's mouth
2. (masculine) a snapdragon (any plant of the genus Antirrhinum); also used to refer to some other plants of the family Plantaginaceae with similar flowers

Vertalings

snapdragon

Löwenmaul

gueule-de-loup

bocca di leone

muflier

Löwenmäulchen

aslanağzı

boca de dragón

Löwenmäuler

Antirrhinum

boca-de-leão

erva-bezerra

boca-de-lobo

antirrino

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Duits: Löwenmaul

In summary

From leeuw (“lion”) + -en- + bek (“animal's mouth”). The flowers can with some imagination be said to resemble a lion's gaping mouth, particularly when gently squeezed on the sides so that it opens up further. Compare German Löwenmaul (literally “lion's mouth”) and the etymology at English snapdragon.