ἀντίρριζον
ξένῳ δὲ σιγᾶν κρεῖττον ἢ κεκραγέναι → it's better for a stranger to keep silence than to shout (Menander)
Spanish (DGE)
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bot. dragón, cabeza de dragón, Antirrhinum orontium L. εὔκλειαν γάρ φασι ποιεῖν τὸ ἀντίρριζον καλούμενον Thphr.HP 9.19.2, cf. Hsch.s.u. ἀντίρρινον.
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
