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butter-and-eggs

American  
[buht-er-uhn-egz] / ˈbʌt ər ənˈɛgz /

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

plural

butter-and-eggs

  1. any of certain plants whose flowers are of two shades of yellow, as the toadflax, Linaria vulgaris.

butter-and-eggs British  

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) any of various plants, such as toadflax, the flowers of which are of two shades of yellow

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Etymology

Origin of butter-and-eggs

First recorded in 1770–80

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