butter-and-eggs

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English

Eurasian butter-and-eggs plant (Linaria vulgaris)
North American butter-and-eggs plant (Triphysaria eriantha)

Etymology

From the yellow and white coloration of the flowers.

Noun

butter-and-eggs (uncountable)

  1. A flowering plant, of species Linaria vulgaris, native to Europe and northern Asia; yellow toadflax; common toadflax.
  2. A flowering plant, of species Triphysaria eriantha, native to North America; johnny-tuck.
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