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Definition of Linaria vulgaris
1. Noun. Common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America.
Generic synonyms: Flower
Group relationships: Genus Linaria, Linaria
Specialized synonyms: Blue Toadflax, Linaria Canadensis, Old-field Toadflax
Lexicographical Neighbors of Linaria Vulgaris
Literary usage of Linaria vulgaris
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"The prefix toad denotes that it is a spurious kind—Linaria vulgaris, when not in
flower, ... Linaria vulgaris, Mill.—Ger., Prior, p. 80. Flea-bane. ..."
2. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science by Indiana Academy of Science (1922)
"The species having s"»»ch flowers are Linaria vulgaris Hill (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
... I. Linaria vulgaris Hill. Toad flax or Butter and Eggs. Normal plants to ..."
3. Charles Darwin's Works by Charles Darwin (1877)
"... superiority of the crossed plants—Effects of crossing flowers on the same
plant—Calceolaria —Linaria vulgaris — Verbascum thapsus ..."
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