toadflax
noun
toad·flax
ˈtōd-ˌflaks 
: butter-and-eggs
also
: any of several related plants (especially genus Linaria) of the plantain family
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These marshes also contain plants usually found in the high-altitude Alps, such as alpine toadflax and marsh gentian.
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National Geographic, 1 Sep. 2020
The weed-control scheme is supposed to help prevent the Colorado Butterfly Plant from being choked off by Canada thistle, leafy spurge, Dalmatian toadflax, hound’s tongue and hoary cress.
—Nathan Hodge, WIRED, 14 Apr. 2010
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National Geographic, 1 Sep. 2020
The weed-control scheme is supposed to help prevent the Colorado Butterfly Plant from being choked off by Canada thistle, leafy spurge, Dalmatian toadflax, hound’s tongue and hoary cress.
—Nathan Hodge, WIRED, 14 Apr. 2010
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“Toadflax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toadflax. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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