About The Word Bugloss
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Bugloss
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What's The Definition Of Bugloss?
[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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Bugloss: alkanet | Anchusa officinalis | bitterweed | bristly oxtongue | oxtongue | Picris echioides Related Terms | Find terms related to Bugloss: See Also | anchusa | genus Picris | Picris | weed Bugloss In Webster's Dictionary \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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