Definitions for toadflaxˈtoʊdˌflæks
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
toad•flaxˈtoʊdˌflæks(n.)
a common weed, Linaria vulgaris, of the figwort family, with narrow leaves and clustered flowers of bright orange and yellow.
Category: Plants
Ref: Compare butter-and-eggs.
Origin of toadflax:
1570–80
Princeton's WordNet
toadflax, butter-and-eggs, wild snapdragon, devil's flax, Linaria vulgaris(noun)
common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America
Wiktionary
toadflax(Noun)
any of several European plants, of the genus Linaria, having two-lipped yellow flowers
toadflax(Noun)
any of several other plants in the family Plantaginaceae
Webster Dictionary
Toadflax(noun)
an herb (Linaria vulgaris) of the Figwort family, having narrow leaves and showy orange and yellow flowers; -- called also butter and eggs, flaxweed, and ramsted
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