toadflax
- noun
- /ˈtoʊdˌflæks/
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linaria
- In the wildflower field, she pointed out several toadflax plants blooming vividly.
Examples
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Left: Yellow toadflax (Linaria vulgaris) inhabits the no-man's-land along a chain-link fence.
Academic text (2010) -
The garden was filled with bright yellow and orange flowers from the toadflax plants.
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The toadflax often grows in dry, neglected areas, adding bursts of color to the landscape.
Synonyms
A wild plant with yellow and orange flowers that spreads quickly in fields and roadsides
A plant from Europe with bright yellow and orange flowers often seen as a weed
A small plant with bright yellow and orange flowers that often grows wild and spreads quickly
A plant with bright yellow and orange flowers that grows wild and can be a weed
Compounds
- Specialized
A woody creeping plant that grows on other plants with thick powdery leaves and small dull white flowers
A wild plant that has thin spikes of blue-violet flowers and grows in fields by roads
- Specialized
A North American plant with many small purple flowers along a stem
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Etymology
Toadflax combines the simple words toad and flax. A helpful way to remember it is to picture a wild plant with small yellow and orange flowers that looks a bit like flax and often grows in rough places where toads might live, so toadflax today names this common, weed-like garden plant.