toad·flax

(tōd′flăks′)

Any of various plants chiefly of the genus Linaria, having narrow leaves and spurred, two-lipped flowers, especially butter-and-eggs.

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toadflax

(ˈtəʊdˌflæks)

(Plants) any of various scrophulariaceous plants of the genus Linaria, esp L. vulgaris, having narrow leaves and spurred two-lipped yellow-orange flowers. Also called: butter-and-eggs

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toad•flax

(ˈtoʊdˌflæks)

n.

a common weed, Linaria vulgaris, of the figwort family, with narrow leaves and clustered flowers of bright orange and yellow. Compare butter-and-eggs.

[1570–80]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

toadflax - common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America

butter-and-eggs, devil's flax, Linaria vulgaris, wild snapdragon

flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

genus Linaria, Linaria - genus of herbs and subshrubs having showy flowers: spurred snapdragon

blue toadflax, Linaria canadensis, old-field toadflax - North American plant having racemes of blue-violet flowers

Translations

Leinkraut

linaire

lnica

toadflax

[ˈtəʊdflæks] N → linaria f

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