Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toadflax

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: toad-flax
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several European plants, of the genus Linaria, having two-lipped yellow flowers.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of several other plants in the family Plantaginaceae.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“What on earth did you put in that stuff?” “Bug-bane, barren-wort, penny-cress and blood-root, catchfly, toad-flax, nap-weed and wormwood,” said Catweazle."
"One morning she had me traipsing out at the crack of dawn for prickly poppy, toadflax, spiderwort, and skeleton weed. If that doesn't sound like the makings of a witch's brew, then I'm the queen of England."

Etymology

From toad + flax.

Usage

Inflected Forms

toadflaxes (plural)

Phrases

bastard toadflax common toadflax ivy-leaved toadflax Jersey toadflax Pelisser's toadflax yellow toadflax

Synonyms

linaria butter-and-eggs wild snapdragon devil's flax linaria vulgaris

Questions

What does toadflax mean?: Any of several European plants, of the genus Linaria, having two-lipped yellow flowers.
Where does toadflax come from?: From toad + flax.

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