linaria

American  

[lahy-nair-ee-uh, li-] / laɪˈnɛər i ə, lɪ- /

noun

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of linaria

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

Example Sentences

There’s also Linaria reticulata ‘Flamenco’, with its crimson lip and golden standard, and a host of opium poppies – at least two dozen varieties that had me scrawling in my notebook.

From The Guardian

Epiallele formation in the absence of genetic variation can result in phenotypic variation, which is most evident in the plant kingdom, as exemplified by the peloric and colorless non-ripening variants from Linaria vulgaris and Solanum lycopersicum, respectively.

From Nature

Linaria bipartita splendida: hardy, 1 ft., deep purple.

From Project Gutenberg

Linaria vulgaris, observations on cross- and self-fertilisation in,  311.

From Project Gutenberg

My father had raised two beds of Linaria vulgaris—one set being the offspring of cross and the other of self-fertilisation.

From Project Gutenberg