bugloss

English
Purple viper’s bugloss, Echium plantagineum.

Etymology

From French buglosse, from Latin buglossa, buglossus, from Ancient Greek βούγλωσσον (boúglōsson, “Anchusa italica”), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”).

Noun

bugloss (usually uncountable, plural buglosses)

  1. Any of several plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

See also
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.