What does "butter-and-eggs" mean?

A flowering plant, of species Linaria vulgaris, native to Europe and northern Asia; yellow toadflax; common toadflax.

Butter-and-eggs

Common synonyms include: brideweed, devil's flax, linaria vulgaris, toadflax, wild snapdragon, yellow toadflax.

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Noun

1
A flowering plant, of species Linaria vulgaris, native to Europe and northern Asia; yellow toadflax; common toadflax. uncountable
2
common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America wordnet
3
A flowering plant, of species Triphysaria eriantha, native to North America; johnny-tuck. uncountable

From the yellow and white coloration of the flowers.

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