bugloss

/ˌbjuˈglɑs/
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Definitions of bugloss
  1. noun
    widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States
    synonyms: Picris echioides, bitterweed, bristly oxtongue, oxtongue
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    type of:
    weed
    any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
  2. noun
    perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers
    synonyms: Anchusa officinalis, alkanet
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    type of:
    anchusa
    any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers
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