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Definition of Toadflax
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
Definition of Toadflax
1. n. 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.
Definition of Toadflax
1. Noun. any of several European plants, of the genus ''Linaria'', having two-lipped yellow flowers ¹
2. Noun. any of several other plants in the family ''Plantaginaceae'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Toadflax
1. a perennial herb [n -ES]
Medical Definition of Toadflax
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Toadflax
Literary usage of Toadflax
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Wild flowers by Anne Pratt (1852)
"The blossoms are shaped like those of the snapdragon of our old walls and ruins,
except that they are spurred at the base. Country people call the toadflax ..."
2. Contributions Towards a Fauna and Flora of the County of Cork by J. R. Harvey, Thomas C. Power, John D. Humphreys (1845)
"Creeping toadflax. By the river side below Bandon: Mr. JT Mackay. ... Lesser toadflax.
On rubbish and dry ground near City Jail: Dr. Wood. ..."
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