| 单词 | yellow toadflax |
| 释义 | > as lemmasyellow toadflax yellow toadflax n. any of several species of toadflax (genus Linaria) having light yellow flowers tinged with orange or darker yellow; spec. L. vulgaris, which is native to Europe and northwestern Asia and is regarded as an invasive weed in North America (also called butter and eggs). ΚΠ 1633 T. Johnson Gerard's Herball (new ed.) ii. 553 Osyris flavasyluestris. Creeping yellow Tode-flax. 1796 P. Wakefield Introd. Bot. xv. 111 The common yellow Toadflax grows very commonly upon banks by road sides. 1882 Young Folks 7 Oct. 127/4 Yellow Toadflax (Linaria vulgaris), [is] known among the country people as ‘butter and eggs’. Its flowers are of a bright yellow, and each of them is ornamented with a large yellow spot. 1961 Guardian 24 Oct. 8/2 Long stretches of massed yellow toadflax. 2007 Planta 226 6/2 Yellow toadflax..and Dalmatian toadflax..are known to be aggressive invasive weeds in North America. < as lemmas |
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