antirrhinum

/ (ˌæntɪˈraɪnəm) /

any scrophulariaceous plant of the genus Antirrhinum, esp the snapdragon, which have two-lipped flowers of various colours

Word Origin for antirrhinum

C16: via Latin from Greek antirrhinon, from anti- (imitating) + rhis nose; so called from a fancied likeness to an animal's snout

Now, in common with a large number of perennials and biennials, the Antirrhinum is almost exclusively grown from seed.

The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition |Sutton and Sons
It has been observed in Cobæa scandens (Turpin), in Antirrhinum majus, and in many double flowers.

Vegetable Teratology |Maxwell T. Masters
The presence of two small green laminæ on the outer side of the two posterior stamens in Antirrhinum majus has also been met with.

Vegetable Teratology |Maxwell T. Masters
Antirrhinum, an-tir-rī′num, n. the genus of plants to which Snapdragon belongs.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) |Various

The Antirrhinum is, so to speak, a closed box, of which the Humble Bees alone possess the key.

The Beauties of Nature |Sir John Lubbock