Meaning of BUGLOSS
| Pronunciation: | | 'byooglâs
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- [n] widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States
- [n] perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers
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| | Synonyms: | | alkanet, Anchusa officinalis, bitterweed, bristly oxtongue, oxtongue, Picris echioides |
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| | See Also: | | anchusa, genus Picris, Picris, weed | |
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| | Definition: | | \Bu"gloss\, n.; pl. {Buglosses}. [F. buglosse, L.
buglossa, buglossus, fr. Gr. ? oxtongue ? ox + ? tongue.]
(Bot.)
A plant of the genus {Anchusa}, and especially the {A.
officinalis}, sometimes called {alkanet}; oxtongue.
{Small wild bugloss}, the {Asperugo procumbens} and the
{Lycopsis arvensis}.
{Viper's bugloss}, a species of {Echium}.
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