FRANCISCO CAMPRODON
\fɹansˈɪskə͡ʊ kˈampɹɒdən], \fɹansˈɪskəʊ kˈampɹɒdən], \f_ɹ_a_n_s_ˈɪ_s_k_əʊ k_ˈa_m_p_ɹ_ɒ_d_ə_n]\
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A Spanish dramatist; born at Vich, Catalonia, 1816; died at Havana, 1870. His masterpiece is "The Flower of a Day", written in euphonious and well-scanned metre, and a drama of no ordinary merit; a sequel to it, entitled "Thorns of a Flower", being published afterwards.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.