Toadflax
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Toadflax is a noun meaning Any of several European plants, of the genus Linaria, having two-lipped yellow flowers.
Meaning
Any of several European plants, of the genus Linaria, having two-lipped yellow flowers.
More Meanings
- Any of several other plants in the family Plantaginaceae.
Example Sentences
“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.
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.
Word Forms
- toadflaxes
Synonyms for toadflax
Depending on context, synonyms include linaria, butter-and-eggs.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include butter-and-eggs, linaria, flaxwort, cancerwort, flax, bellwort.
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