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toadflax
CIDE DICTIONARY
toadflax, 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 . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
toadflax, n.
1 any plant of the genus Linaria or Chaenorrhinum, with flaxlike leaves and spurred yellow or purple flowers .
2 a related plant, Cymbalaria muralis, with lilac flowers and ivy-shaped leaves.
1 any plant of the genus Linaria or Chaenorrhinum, with flaxlike leaves and spurred yellow or purple flowers .
2 a related plant, Cymbalaria muralis, with lilac flowers and ivy-shaped leaves.
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