toadflax, butter-and-eggs, wild snapdragon, devil's flax, Linaria vulgaris
(noun) common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America
Source: WordNet® 3.1
toadflax (countable and uncountable, plural toadflaxes)
Any of several European plants, of the genus Linaria, having two-lipped yellow flowers.
Any of several other plants in the family Plantaginaceae.
• (Linaria): yellow toadflax
Source: Wiktionary
Toad"flax`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: An herb (Linaria vulgaris) of the Figwort family, having narrow leaves and showy orange and yellow flowers; -- called also butter and eggs, flaxweed, and ramsted.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
