old-field toadflax

old-field toadflax
noun
North American plant having racemes of blue-violet flowers

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  • toadflax — /tohd flaks /, n. 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. [1570 80; TOAD + FLAX] * * * ▪… …   Universalium

  • blue toadflax — noun North American plant having racemes of blue violet flowers • Syn: ↑old field toadflax, ↑Linaria canadensis • Hypernyms: ↑toadflax, ↑butter and eggs, ↑wild snapdragon, ↑devil s flax, ↑Linaria vulgar …   Useful english dictionary

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  • wild snapdragon — noun common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America • Syn: ↑toadflax, ↑butter and eggs, ↑devil s flax, ↑Linaria vulgaris • Hypernyms: ↑flower • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • butter-and-eggs — noun common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America • Syn: ↑toadflax, ↑wild snapdragon, ↑devil s flax, ↑Linaria vulgaris • Hypernyms: ↑flower • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • devil's flax — noun common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America • Syn: ↑toadflax, ↑butter and eggs, ↑wild snapdragon, ↑Linaria vulgaris • Hypernyms: ↑flower • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Linaria canadensis — noun North American plant having racemes of blue violet flowers • Syn: ↑blue toadflax, ↑old field toadflax • Hypernyms: ↑toadflax, ↑butter and eggs, ↑wild snapdragon, ↑devil s flax, ↑Linaria vulgaris …   Useful english dictionary

  • Linaria vulgaris — noun common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America • Syn: ↑toadflax, ↑butter and eggs, ↑wild snapdragon, ↑devil s flax • Hypernyms: ↑flower • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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