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Definition of Linaria
1. Noun. Genus of herbs and subshrubs having showy flowers: spurred snapdragon.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Scrophulariaceae, Figwort Family, Foxglove Family, Scrophulariaceae
Member holonyms: Butter-and-eggs, Devil's Flax, Linaria Vulgaris, Toadflax, Wild Snapdragon
Definition of Linaria
1. Noun. Any plant of the genus ''Linaria'' (as the toadflax) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Linaria
Literary usage of Linaria
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1884)
"Linaria alnorum BREHM, ibid, p. 281. 1840.—Fringilla linaria alnorum ...
Greenland and North Eastern America. id. Acanthis linaria cabaret ..."
2. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"The Sped» are ; e Linaria purpurea major adora-, le. ... LiNARiA triphylla minor
lutta . С. В. Р. Small three-leav'd yellow Toad-flax. ..."
3. English Botany; Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with Their Essential ...by Sir James Edward Smith, James Sowerby by Sir James Edward Smith, James Sowerby (1799)
"Antirrhinum Linaria. Linn. Sp. PI. 859. Hudf. 273. ... We have the lefs reluctance
to add ours to the many plates of A. Linaria already ..."
4. The Birds of Long Island by Jacob P. Giraud (1844)
"Lesser Redpoll, Fringilla linaria, Aud. Orn. Biog. Specific Character—Bill short;
much less than the preceding ; tail deeply emarginate, or slightly forked. ..."
5. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"... females is very various, and sometimes is totally wanting. The beak of the
first is almost as pointed as that of the Goldfinch. It is, Fr. linaria, L.; ..."