Definition of butter-and-eggs in US English:
butter-and-eggs
nounˌbədərənˈɛɡzˌbədərənˈeɡz
see toadflax
Example sentencesExamples
- Butter and Eggs is also known as Bread and Butter and several other common names referring to the color.
- On the picnic table, Angela had arranged a vase of wildflowers picked by the road, which she now identified for me: viper's bugloss, butter-and-eggs, oxeye daisy.
- Butter-and-eggs received its common name from the flower colors which resemble egg yolks and butter.
- Butter-and-Eggs derives its name from the color of its blossoms.