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bastard toadflax

bastard toadflax noun: any plant in the genus Thesium.

bastard toadflax: any plant in the genus Thesium
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Noun

bastard toadflax (usually uncountable, plural bastard toadflaxes)

  1. (Ireland, UK, usually) Any plant in the genus Thesium.
  2. (US, usually) Comandra umbellata.
    Synonyms:
    umbellate bastard toadflax, common comandra
  3. (US, usually) Geocaulon lividum.
    Synonyms:
    northern comandra, false toadflax

Synonyms of bastard toadflax

  • umbellate bastard toadflax, common comandra
  • northern comandra, false toadflax

Forms of bastard toadflax

pluralbastard toadflaxes

Words formed from bastard toadflax

  • Alpine bastard toadflax
  • Pyrenean bastard toadflax
  • umbellate bastard toadflax

Questions about bastard toadflax

What does bastard toadflax mean?
Bastard toadflax means any plant in the genus Thesium.
What part of speech is bastard toadflax?
Bastard toadflax is a noun.
What is the plural of bastard toadflax?
The plural of bastard toadflax is bastard toadflaxes.

Words near bastard toadflax in the dictionary

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  2. bastard teak
  3. bastard teaks
  4. bastard title
  5. bastard titles
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  8. bastard trumpeter
  9. bastard trumpeters
  10. bastard type
  11. bastard umbrella thorn

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