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toadflax

[ tohd-flaks ]

noun

  1. a common European plant, Linaria vulgaris, of the figwort family, having narrow leaves and showy yellow-and-orange flowers, naturalized as a weed in the U.S.
  2. any plant of the same genus.


toadflax

/ ˈtəʊdˌflæks /

noun

  1. any of various scrophulariaceous plants of the genus Linaria, esp L. vulgaris, having narrow leaves and spurred two-lipped yellow-orange flowers Also calledbutter-and-eggs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of toadflax1

First recorded in 1570–80; toad + flax
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Example Sentences

There were the blue toadflax, the soft yellow whispering bells, the purple Venus’ looking glass.

I’d already found the skeleton weed, spiderwort, and toadflax right where she’d said, but the prickly poppy was nowhere to be found.

Plants targeted in the weed purges include Dalmatian toadflax, dyer’s woad and houndstongue.

Ivy trailed over it and the valerian and creeping mauve toadflax.

The scarves are emblazoned with botanical prints based on plants like white oxeye daisy, purple spotted knapweed and yellow toadflax.

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