What does "toadflax" mean?

Any of several European plants, of the genus Linaria, having two-lipped yellow flowers.

Toadflax

Q: What is a synonym for "toadflax"?

Common synonyms include: butter and eggs, butter-and-eggs, devil's flax, linaria, linaria vulgaris, wild snapdragon.

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Noun

1
Any of several European plants, of the genus Linaria, having two-lipped yellow flowers. countable, uncountable
"“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."
2
common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America wordnet
3
Any of several other plants in the family Plantaginaceae. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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butter and eggs butter-and-eggs devil's flax linaria linaria vulgaris wild snapdragon

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"“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."

Etymology

From toad + flax.

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