Butter and eggs — Butter and eggs, butter and eggs utter and eggs .(Bot.), a name given to several perennial plants having showy flowers of two shades of yellow, or of yellow and orange, such as {Narcissus incomparabilis} in Europe, and the toadflax ({Linaria… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
butter-and-eggs — Butter and eggs, butter and eggs utter and eggs .(Bot.), a name given to several perennial plants having showy flowers of two shades of yellow, or of yellow and orange, such as {Narcissus incomparabilis} in Europe, and the toadflax ({Linaria… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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.ee also* Butter (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
butter-and-eggs — [but′ərən egz′] n. a common, weedy plant (Linaria vulgaris) of the figwort family, with spurred orange and yellow flowers … English World dictionary
butter and eggs — Toadflax Toad flax , n. (Bot.) 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}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
butter-and-eggs — paprastoji linažolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bervidinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Linaria vulgaris), paplitęs Europoje ir Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Linaria vulgaris angl. butter and eggs; common toadflax; yellow toadflax; toadflax;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
butter-and-eggs — but′ter and eggs′ n. pl. but•ter and eggs. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) pln any of several plants whose flowers are of two shades of yellow, as the toadflax • Etymology: 1770–80 … From formal English to slang
butter-and-eggs — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: 1776 a common Eurasian perennial herb (Linaria vulgaris) of the snapdragon family that has showy yellow and orange flowers and is naturalized in much of North America called also toadflax … New Collegiate Dictionary
butter-and-eggs — noun common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America • Syn: ↑toadflax, ↑wild snapdragon, ↑devil s flax, ↑Linaria vulgaris • Hypernyms: ↑flower • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
butter-and-eggs — noun the European plant toadflax (Linaria vulgaris) … Wiktionary
