'Ruellia tuberosa' definitions:

Definition of 'Ruellia tuberosa'

From: GCIDE
  • Snapdragon \Snap"drag`on\, n.
  • 1. (Bot.) (a) Any plant of the scrrophulariaceous genus Antirrhinum, especially the cultivated {Antirrhinum majus}, whose showy flowers are fancifully likened to the face of a dragon. (b) A West Indian herb (Ruellia tuberosa) with curiously shaped blue flowers. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A play in which raisins are snatched from a vessel containing burning brandy, and eaten; also, that which is so eaten. See Flapdragon. --Swift. [1913 Webster]