An herb (Linaria vulgaris) of the Figwort family, having narrow leaves and showy orange and yellow flowers; -- called also butter and eggs, flaxweed, and ramsted. [1913 Webster]
toadflax, n.
1 any plant of the genus Linaria or Chaenorrhinum, with flaxlike leaves and spurred yellow or purple flowers .
2 a related plant, Cymbalaria muralis, with lilac flowers and ivy-shaped leaves.