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Added 10 October 2026

linaria

/ˌlaɪˈnɛəɹi.ə/ noun

Latin root: linarius Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about linaria at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Any plant of the genus Linaria (as the toadflax)

Origin

Borrowed from translingual Linaria, from Latin linarius (“linenary”), from linum (“linen, flax”).

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