linaria

[ lahy-nair-ee-uh, li- ]

/ laɪˈnɛər i ə, lɪ- /

noun

any of various plants belonging to the genus Linaria, of the figwort family, especially of the cultivated species, as L. maroccana or L. aeruginea, having slender clusters of spurred flowers in a variety of colors.

Origin of linaria

1570–80; <New Latin; Medieval Latin līnāria toadflax, equivalent to Latin līn(um) flax + -āria-ary

Words nearby linaria

Linacre, linage, linalool, linalyl acetate, Linares, linaria, linarite, Lin Biao, linchpin, Lincocin, Lincoln

Example sentences from the Web for linaria

In Linaria vulgaris Rœper observed a calyx consisting of a double series, each of five sepals, in conjunction with other changes.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters
He has given me a plant (Linaria purpurea) from the tomb of Cicero.
Story of My Life, volumes 1-3|Augustus J. C. Hare
A plant which on the top of a stone wall is very pretty, "Linaria vulgaris," has proved a veritable plague to me in the garden.
In a Cheshire Garden|Geoffrey Egerton-Warburton
They are mostly annuals, such as the little Toadflax (Linaria minor), which can just manage to exist under those conditions.
The Romance of Plant Life|G. F. Scott Elliot

Lastly, Linaria produces two kinds of peloric flowers, one having simple petals, and the other having them all spurred.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Darwin

单词	linaria
释义	linaria [ lahy-nair-ee-uh, li- ] / laɪˈnɛər i ə, lɪ- / noun any of various plants belonging to the genus Linaria, of the figwort family, especially of the cultivated species, as L. maroccana or L. aeruginea, having slender clusters of spurred flowers in a variety of colors. Origin of linaria 1570–80; <New Latin; Medieval Latin līnāria toadflax, equivalent to Latin līn(um) flax + -āria-ary Words nearby linaria Linacre, linage, linalool, linalyl acetate, Linares, linaria, linarite, Lin Biao, linchpin, Lincocin, Lincoln Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for linaria In Linaria vulgaris Rœper observed a calyx consisting of a double series, each of five sepals, in conjunction with other changes. Vegetable Teratology\|Maxwell T. Masters He has given me a plant (Linaria purpurea) from the tomb of Cicero. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3\|Augustus J. C. Hare A plant which on the top of a stone wall is very pretty, "Linaria vulgaris," has proved a veritable plague to me in the garden. In a Cheshire Garden\|Geoffrey Egerton-Warburton They are mostly annuals, such as the little Toadflax (Linaria minor), which can just manage to exist under those conditions. The Romance of Plant Life\|G. F. Scott Elliot Lastly, Linaria produces two kinds of peloric flowers, one having simple petals, and the other having them all spurred. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)\|Charles Darwin
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