toadflax

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toadflax

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From toad + flax.

noun toadflaxes

countable, uncountable 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.
Similar: linaria
countable, uncountable Any of several other plants in the family Plantaginaceae.

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noun plant of the genus Linaria

Português	linária, valverde
Français	linaire
Deutsch	Leinkraut
Română	linariță
العربية	كَتَّانِيَّة kattāniyya, لِينَارِيَة līnāriya

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@misc{toadflax_2026,
  title = {toadflax},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/toadflax},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}