Two-lipped
71shrimp plant — a small, sprawling shrub, Justicia brandegeana (or Beloperone guttata), of the acanthus family, native to Mexico, having small white flowers protruding from a series of overlapping reddish bracts and often cultivated as a houseplant. [1940 45] *… …
72toadflax — /tohd flaks /, n. 1. a common European plant, Linaria vulgaris, of the figwort family, having narrow leaves and showy yellow and orange flowers, naturalized as a weed in the U.S. 2. any plant of the same genus. [1570 80; TOAD + FLAX] * * * ▪… …
73torenia — /teuh ree nee euh, reen yeuh/, n. any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two lipped, usually blue or purple flowers. Also called wishbone flower. [ < NL (Linnaeus), after… …
74turtlehead — /terr tl hed /, n. any of several North American plants belonging to the genus Chelone, of the figwort family, having opposite, serrated leaves and spikes of purple or white, two lipped flowers. [1855 60, Amer.; TURTLE1 + HEAD, so called from the …
75witchweed — /wich weed /, n. an Old World parasitic plant of the genus Striga, introduced into the southern U.S.: a serious pest of corn and other grass crops. [1900 05; WITCH + WEED1] * * * ▪ plant any plant of the genus Striga in the family… …
76snapdragon family — Family Scrophulariaceae, containing about 4,000 species of flowering plants in 190 genera, found worldwide. The family is notable for its many ornamental garden plants, including snapdragon (Antirrhinum species) and foxglove. Antirrhinum contains …
77Indian paint brush — ▪ plant also called Painted Cup, Painted Lady, or Paint Brush, any plant of the genus Castilleja (family Scrophulariaceae), which contains about 200 species of partially or wholly parasitic plants that derive nourishment from the roots of… …
78Lamiaceae — ▪ plant family also called Labiatae the mint family of flowering plants, with 236 genera and more than 7,000 species, the largest family of the order Lamiales. It is important to humans for herb plants useful for flavour, fragrance, or… …
79shell flower — ▪ Molucella also called Bells Of Ireland (Molucella laevis), plant with leafy spikes of cuplike green calyxes surrounding small, white, fragrant corollas within. The flowers are two lipped and tubular, typical of the mint family… …
80toadflax — noun a) any of several European plants, of the genus Linaria, having two lipped yellow flowers b) any of several other plants in the family Plantaginaceae Syn: butter and eggs …
