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snapdragon
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snapdragon: see figwort figwort, common name for some members of the Scrophulariaceae, a family comprising chiefly herbs and small shrubs and distributed widely over all continents. The family includes a few climbing types and some parasitic and saprophytic forms.
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snapdragon
any of several scrophulariaceous chiefly Old World plants of the genus Antirrhinum, esp A. majus, of the Mediterranean region, having spikes of showy white, yellow, pink, red, or purplish flowers


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Experimenting in the real world, the researchers used snapdragon plants, which have conical petal cells, and mutant snapdragons, which lack such cells.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The altar of the garden sanctuary featured a centered wrought iron cross flanked by arrangements of bells of Ireland, white Stargazer lilies, apple blossom snapdragons, Virginia, Anna, and Jade roses, peonies, stems of stock, spray roses, Kermit Buttons, and Queen Anne's lace.
The scientists started by plucking genes from snapdragons that are responsible for the deep red pigment in the flower's petals.
 
 
 
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