toadflax en · NOUN
Etymology
From toad + flax.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any of several European plants, of the genus Linaria, having two-lipped yellow flowers.
One morning she had me traipsing out at the crack of dawn for prickly poppy, toadflax, spiderwort, and skeleton weed. If that doesn't sound like the makings of a witch's brew, then I'm the queen of England.
2010, Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest:“What on earth did you put in that stuff?” “Bug-bane, barren-wort, penny-cress and blood-root, catchfly, toad-flax, nap-weed and wormwood,” said Catweazle.
1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 177:
- (countable, uncountable) Any of several other plants in the family Plantaginaceae.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| toadflaxes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
bastard toadflax · ivy-leaved toadflax · yellow toadflax · Pelisser's toadflax · common toadflax · Jersey toadflax
Hyponyms
yellow toadflax (Linaria)
Synonyms
Translations (15)
uk льонок (plant of the genus Linaria) · fi kannusruoho (plant of the genus Linaria) · fr linaire (plant of the genus Linaria) · pl lnica (plant of the genus Linaria) · gl arreitó (plant of the genus Linaria) · ar كَتَّانِيَّة (plant of the genus Linaria) · bg луличка (plant of the genus Linaria) · pt linária (plant of the genus Linaria) · gl paxariños (plant of the genus Linaria) · de Leinkraut (plant of the genus Linaria) · ar لِينَارِيَة (plant of the genus Linaria) · pt valverde (plant of the genus Linaria) · ro linariță (plant of the genus Linaria) · ca linària (plant of the genus Linaria) · ca crispeta (plant of the genus Linaria)