(bŭt'ər-ən-ĕgz')
pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
A weedy perennial herb (Linaria vulgaris) native to Eurasia, having narrow leaves and racemes of showy, long-spurred yellow and orange flowers. Also called toadflax.
butter-and-eggs
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butter-and-eggs, common name for a plant of the family Scrophulariaceae (figwort family) and sometimes for other yellow-and-orange flowers. Butter-and-eggs plants are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Scrophulariales, family Scrophulariaceae.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America
Synonyms: toadflax, wild snapdragon, devil's flax, Linaria vulgaris
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Butter-and-eggs may refer to:
- Various species of Narcissus
- Linaria vulgaris, a plant called "common toadflax"
- Triphysaria eriantha, a plant in the family Orobanchaceae
- The "Butter & Eggs Days" in Petaluma, California.
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