'Linaire commune', 'linaire sauvage' and 'linaire vulgaire' may be French equivalents of 'yellow toadflax' [Linaria vulgaris]. The wildflower also is known in English as 'common toadflax' and 'butter-and-eggs'.
The feminine noun 'linaire' has 'la' ['the'] as its singular definite article, and 'une' ['a, one'] as its singular indefinite article. The adjectives 'commune' and 'vulgaire' mean 'common'. The adjective 'sauvage'means 'savage, wild'.
All together, they respectively are pronounced 'lee-nehr koh-myoon', 'lee-nehr soh-vahzh' and 'lee-nehr vyoo-ghehr'.
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Some common names for French girls in the 1600s were Barbe, Gabrielle, Germaine, Laurentine, and Merci. Others included Ursuline, Silvaine, Michelle, Nicolette, and Esperance.
French is the only official language in France. Many other dialects and languages are spoken in France but none have official status or recognition.
Paris and Djibouti are both capital cities, both their countries' largest cities, both primarily French-speaking (Djibouti was founded by the French in 1888).
'Butter-and-eggs' is a common name for 'Linaria vulgaria'. Other common names are 'common toadflax' and 'yellow toadflax'. But regardless of the scientific or common name by which it's known, the wildflower's pollen and nectar are important to pollinating bumblebees [Bombus spp] and hawkmoths [Sphingidae family]. Its leaves are important food sources to the caterpillar stages of the bog fritillary [Boloria eunomia] and the Gorgone checkerspot [Chlosyne gorgone]
'Butter-and-eggs', 'Common toadflax' and 'Yellow toadflax' may be English equivalents of the wildflower 'linaire sauvage' [Linaria vulgaris'].The feminine noun 'linaire' takes as its definite article 'la' ['the'], and as its indefinite 'une' ['a, one']. The adjective 'sauvage' means 'wild, savage'. Together, they're pronounced 'lee-nehr soh-vahzh'.
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'Lino montesino' is a Spanish equivalent of the wildflower 'butter-and-eggs' [Linaria vulgaris]. Other common names in English are 'common toadflax' and 'yellow toadflax'. Other common names in Spanish are 'linaria común' and 'pajarita'.The masculine noun 'lino' has as its singular definite article 'el' ['the'], and as its singular indefinite article 'uno' ['a, one']. The masculine adjective 'montesino'means 'wild'.Together, they're pronounced 'LEE-noh MOHN-teh-SEE-noh'.
'Linaria vulgaris' is the scientific, Latin or binomial name for 'yellow toadflax'. Other common names include 'common toadflax' and 'butter-and-eggs'. But whether the scientific or the common names are used, the wildflower is known for its environmental friendliness .. and unfriendliness.The plant is friendly in its colorful coverage of such disturbed and potentially unattractive areas as vacant lots, roadsides and fields. It also serves as pollen and nectar sources to bumblebees [Bombus spp] and hawkmoths [Sphingidae family] and food sources to the caterpillar stages of the bog fritillary [Boloria eunomia] and the Gorgone checkerspot [Chlosyne gorgone].But it's unfriendly in the enthusiasm with which it quickly improves the view and the land in an area. Specifically, it may not like to share space. So it may not be the best promoter of diverse woody and herbaceous life forms.
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French can be both a proper noun and a common noun. When referring to the French language or people, it is a proper noun, like when saying "He speaks French" or "She is French." However, when used as an adjective or to describe something related to France, it is a common noun, such as in "I love French food" or "We saw a French movie."
'Linaria vulgaris' is the scientific, Latin or binomial name for 'butter-and-eggs'. Other common names are 'common toadflax' and 'yellow toadflax'. Whatever the name, the plant has a cheerful yellow-and-orange bloom that clusters at the top of stalks 1 - 3 feet [30.48 centimeters - 0.9144 meters] high.So the wildflower brightens the vacant lots, roadsides, fields and disturbed grounds that it quickly covers. Unfortunately, this may be to the detriment of other herbaceous and woody plants. Specifically, butter-and-eggs may improve the view and the ground, but not the diversity of plant life in an area.
The common language for medieval French was known as Old French. It evolved from Latin and was spoken from the 9th to the 14th century. Old French was the main language of literature and legal documents during that time period.