butter-and-eggs

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Definitions of butter-and-eggs word

noun butter-and-eggs any of various plants, such as toadflax, the flowers of which are of two shades of yellow 3
noun butter-and-eggs a common, weedy plant (Linaria vulgaris) of the figwort family, with spurred orange and yellow flowers 3
noun plural butter-and-eggs any of certain plants whose flowers are of two shades of yellow, as the toadflax, Linaria vulgaris. 1
noun butter-and-eggs the European plant toadflax (Linaria vulgaris). 0

before 1770

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1770-80

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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