Linaria

Thesaurus

Noun

Linaria - genus of herbs and subshrubs having showy flowers: spurred snapdragongenus Linariaasterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubsfamily Scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove family, Scrophulariaceae - a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophularialesbutter-and-eggs, devil's flax, Linaria vulgaris, toadflax, wild snapdragon - common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America

Linaria

a genus of plants of the family Scrophulariaceae. They are perennial or, less frequently, annual grasses with numerous slender alternate or verticillate leaves. The flowers are bilabiate and gathered in racemose or spicate inflorescences. The fruit is a capsule. There are approximately 150 species, distributed in the northern hemisphere outside of tropical regions, primarily in the Mediterranean region. More than 60 species are found in the USSR, mainly in the Caucasus and Middle Asia. Common toadflax, or devil’s-flax (Linaria vulgaris), is a common weed that grows among crop plants; it also grows in sandy areas along roads and forest edges, in pine forests, and on slopes. Toadflaxes are nectar-bearing plants. Some species of Linaria, such as L. bipartita, are grown as ornamentals.

Linaria

Related to Linaria: Linaria vulgaris

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Synonyms for Linaria

noun genus of herbs and subshrubs having showy flowers: spurred snapdragon

Synonyms

genus Linaria

Related Words

asterid dicot genus
family Scrophulariaceae
figwort family
foxglove family
Scrophulariaceae
butter-and-eggs
devil's flax
Linaria vulgaris
toadflax
wild snapdragon