butter-and-eggs
[ buht-er-uh n-egz ]
/ ˈbʌt ər ənˈɛgz /
noun, plural but·ter-and-eggs. (used with a singular or plural verb)
any of certain plants whose flowers are of two shades of yellow, as the toadflax, Linaria vulgaris.
Origin of butter-and-eggs
First recorded in 1770–80
Words nearby butter-and-eggs
butter tart,
butter tree,
butter up,
butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth,
butter-and-egg man,
butter-and-eggs,
butterball,
butterbread,
butterbur,
buttercream,
buttercup
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British Dictionary definitions for butter-and-eggs
butter-and-eggs
noun
(functioning as singular)
any of various plants, such as toadflax, the flowers of which are of two shades of yellow