butter-and-eggs

[ buht-er-uhn-egz ]

/ ˈbʌt ər ənˈɛgz /

noun, plural but·ter-and-eggs.(used with a singular or plural verb)

any of certain plants whose flowers are of two shades of yellow, as the toadflax, Linaria vulgaris.

Origin of butter-and-eggs

First recorded in 1770–80

Words nearby butter-and-eggs

butt-dial, butte, butt end, butter, butter-and-egg man, butter-and-eggs, butterball, butter bean, butterbread, butter brickle, butterbur

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Example sentences from the Web for butter-and-eggs

The snapdragon (perhaps you call it butter-and-eggs) does not mind at all where it grows.
Mother Nature's Toy-Shop|Lina Beard
And the Moosewood shares the mystery of the Butter-and-eggs as well as its color.
Old-Time Gardens|Alice Morse Earle
The flowers of Butter-and-Eggs are yellow and orange, and the common name refers to these two shades of yellow.
Flowers of Mountain and Plain|Edith S. Clements
Another flower of the waste places is a pretty little toad flax, or butter-and-eggs.
Woodcraft|Alan Douglas

It is probably called "butter-and-eggs" because of the two shades of yellow.
Woodcraft|Alan Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for butter-and-eggs

butter-and-eggs

noun

(functioning as singular) any of various plants, such as toadflax, the flowers of which are of two shades of yellow

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单词	butter-and-eggs
释义	butter-and-eggs [ buht-er-uhn-egz ] / ˈbʌt ər ənˈɛgz / noun, plural but·ter-and-eggs.(used with a singular or plural verb) any of certain plants whose flowers are of two shades of yellow, as the toadflax, Linaria vulgaris. Origin of butter-and-eggs First recorded in 1770–80 Words nearby butter-and-eggs butt-dial, butte, butt end, butter, butter-and-egg man, butter-and-eggs, butterball, butter bean, butterbread, butter brickle, butterbur Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for butter-and-eggs The snapdragon (perhaps you call it butter-and-eggs) does not mind at all where it grows. Mother Nature's Toy-Shop\|Lina Beard And the Moosewood shares the mystery of the Butter-and-eggs as well as its color. Old-Time Gardens\|Alice Morse Earle The flowers of Butter-and-Eggs are yellow and orange, and the common name refers to these two shades of yellow. Flowers of Mountain and Plain\|Edith S. Clements Another flower of the waste places is a pretty little toad flax, or butter-and-eggs. Woodcraft\|Alan Douglas It is probably called "butter-and-eggs" because of the two shades of yellow. Woodcraft\|Alan Douglas British Dictionary definitions for butter-and-eggs butter-and-eggs noun (functioning as singular) any of various plants, such as toadflax, the flowers of which are of two shades of yellow Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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