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bugloss
[ byoo-glos, -glaws ]
noun
- any of various Old World, boraginaceous herbs, as Anchusa officinalis, having rough leaves, used in medicine, and Lycopsis arvensis, a bristly, blue-flowered herb.
bugloss
/ ˈbjuːɡlɒs /
noun
- any of various hairy Eurasian boraginaceous plants of the genera Anchusa , Lycopsis , and Echium , esp L. arvensis , having clusters of blue flowers See also viper's bugloss
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bugloss1
1350–1400; Middle English buglossa < Medieval Latin, for Latin būglōssos < Greek, equivalent to bou-, stem of boûs ox + -glōssos -tongued, adj. derivative of glôssa tongue
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bugloss1
C15: from Latin būglōssa , from Greek bouglōssos ox-tongued, from bōs ox + glōssa tongue
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Example Sentences
The bugloss belongs to what may be called beautiful weeds, despite its rough and bristly stalk.
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The angle of a field by the woods on the eastern side of the heath, the entire corner, is blue in July with viper's bugloss.
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Like Gerard, he does not question the efficacy of borage, bugloss and many other herbs to promote happiness.
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It was viper's bugloss—a stray, I told her, shifting my head uneasily beneath her scrutiny.
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The leaves of the Viper's Bugloss are rough and hairy, with smooth edges.
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