bugloss

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

bugloss buglosses

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Related words

Boraginaceae

Derived words

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