Etymology

linaria

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Today it means: Any plant of the genus Linaria (as the toadflax) Full definition →

translingual Linaria ← Latin linarius
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  1. Latin · derived fromlinarius“linenary”
  2. translingual · borrowed fromLinaria
  3. English todaylinaria

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

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