Masculino

leeuwenbek

Significado (Inglés)

  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

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

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.

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