Bot. Pl. -as. [mod.L., f. līnum flax.] Toad-flax (Linaria vulgaris).
1579. Langham, Gard. Health (1633), 376. Linaria: wilde flaxe, or tode flaxe.
1741. Compl. Fam.-Piece, II. iii. 367. Double Violets yet remain, Linaria’s.
1758. Mrs. Delany, in Life & Corr. (1861), III. 509. A little yellow and white flower we found, like linaria.
