Devil's Flax (Noun)
Meaning
Common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The fields were overrun with devil's flax, its bright yellow and orange flowers a stark contrast to the dull, dry grass.
- In the late summer, the devil's flax that had sprouted along the roadside was a vibrant splash of color against the drab, crumbling asphalt.
- As she walked through the overgrown meadow, she had to push aside thick stalks of devil's flax to reach the old wooden gate.
- The gardener pulled out the devil's flax that had seeded itself in the garden bed, careful not to disturb the nearby flowers.
- In the warm sunlight, the devil's flax that grew along the edge of the forest seemed to glow with an otherworldly light.