toadflax
toadflax noun: any of several European plants, of the genus Linaria, having two-lipped yellow flowers.
Noun
toadflax (countable and uncountable, plural toadflaxes)
- Any of several European plants, of the genus Linaria, having two-lipped yellow flowers.
- “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
- 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
- Synonyms:
- linaria
- Any of several other plants in the family Plantaginaceae.
toadflax meaning in Arabic
toadflax in Arabic
- plant of the genus Linaria
- كَتَّانِيَّة kattāniyya, لِينَارِيَة līnāriya
Synonyms of toadflax
Forms of toadflax
| plural | toadflaxes |
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Origin of toadflax
From toad + flax.
Words formed from toadflax
Questions about toadflax
- What does toadflax mean?
- Toadflax means any of several European plants, of the genus Linaria, having two-lipped yellow flowers.
- What is toadflax in Arabic?
- Toadflax in Arabic is كَتَّانِيَّة (kattāniyya), لِينَارِيَة (līnāriya). See Toadflax meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is toadflax?
- Toadflax is a noun.
- What is the plural of toadflax?
- The plural of toadflax is toadflaxes.
Words near toadflax in the dictionary
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