ἀντίρρινον
Εὐφήμει, ὦ ἄνθρωπε· ἁσμενέστατα μέντοι αὐτὸ ἀπέφυγον, ὥσπερ λυττῶντά τινα καὶ ἄγριον δεσπότην ἀποδράς → Hush, man, most gladly have I escaped this thing you talk of, as if I had run away from a raging and savage beast of a master
English (LSJ)
τό, calf's snout, Antirrhinum orontium, Thphr.HP 9.19.2 (codd. ἀντίρριζον, cf. Hsch.), Dsc.4.130.
Spanish (DGE)
-ου, τό
bot. dragón, cabeza de dragón, Antirrhinum orontium L. κυνοκεφάλαιον· οἱ δὲ ἀντίρρινον Dsc.4.130, cf. Plin.HN 25.129, Ps.Apul.Herb.86.13, 87.6, Hsch.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀντίρρινον: τό, φυτὸν ἄγριον καὶ ἥμερον, ἔχον ἄνθος διχειλές, κοινῶς λυκόστομον, καθότι πιεζόμενον περὶ τὴν βάσιν αὐτοῦ ἀνοίγει ὡς στόμα λύκου· κατὰ τὸν Θεόφρ., Ἱστ. Φ. 9. 19, 2, ὅμοιόν ἐστι τῇ ἀπαρίνῃ· ῥίζα δὲ οὐχ ὕπεστιν· ὁ δὲ καρπὸς ὥσπερ μόσχου ῥίνας ἔχει Διοσκ. 4.1 33, Γαλην. Γλωσσ. σ. 437.
Wikipedia EN
Misopates orontium, known as weasel's snout, is a herbaceous annual plant of the family Plantaginaceae. It is a native of disturbed ground in Europe. It is also naturalised as a weed in other parts of the world such as North America. The pink flowers resemble a miniature Snapdragon and are followed by a hairy green fruit which is said to resemble a weasel's snout.
Common names include linearleaf snapdragon, weasel's snout, lesser snapdragon or calf's snout. Past common names have included lesser snapdragon and corn-snapdragon.
Translations
ar: سيسم نهر العاصي; ca: gossets; cs: šklebivec přímý; cy: trwyn-y-llo lleiaf; de: Acker-Löwenmaul; fi: pikkumirrinkita; fr: muflier des champs; it: misopates orontium; nl: akkerleeuwenbek; pl: wyżlin polny; sv: kalvnos; uk: польові ротики звичайні
