Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The toadflax, Linaria vulgaris.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Bot.) See toadflax.

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  • noun toadflax

Etymologies

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flax +‎ weed

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Examples

  • Drink dock root tea, mullin tea, and flaxweed tea, but we never wore charms.

    Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives Work Projects Administration

  • Also known as wild snapdragon, flaxweed and Jacob's ladder, yellow toadflax is an aggressive plant that forms large colonies crowding out other vegetation that can be found in a wide variety of habitats including rangeland, cultivated fields, roadsides, pastures and forest edges among others.

    Minot Daily News 2010

  • Also known as wild snapdragon, flaxweed and Jacob's ladder, yellow toadflax is an aggressive plant that forms large colonies crowding out other vegetation that can be found in a wide variety of habitats including rangeland, cultivated fields, roadsides, pastures and forest edges among others.

    Minot Daily News 2010

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