bugloss

[ byoo-glos, -glaws ]

/ ˈbyu glɒs, -glɔs /

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.

Origin of bugloss

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

Words nearby bugloss

Buginese, bug-juice, bugle, bugleweed, bug light, bugloss, bug off, bugong, bugout, bugs, bugsha

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Example sentences from the Web for bugloss

The bugloss belongs to what may be called beautiful weeds, despite its rough and bristly stalk.
A Year in the Fields|John Burroughs
Like Gerard, he does not question the efficacy of borage, bugloss and many other herbs to promote happiness.
The Old English Herbals|Eleanour Sinclair Rohde
The first thing you will notice about the Viper's Bugloss is the way the rows of flower-buds curl like a scorpion.
Flowers Shown to the Children|C. E. Smith
The Viper's Bugloss is a stout, upright plant, with a curious pale green hairy stem, which is dotted all over with red spots.
Flowers Shown to the Children|C. E. Smith

I have seen the Viper's Bugloss often since that day on the railroad train, now that I know it, and think of it.
Old-Time Gardens|Alice Morse Earle

British Dictionary definitions for bugloss

bugloss

/ (ˈbjuːɡlɒs) /

noun

any of various hairy Eurasian boraginaceous plants of the genera Anchusa, Lycopsis, and Echium, esp L. arvensis, having clusters of blue flowersSee also viper's bugloss

Word Origin for bugloss

C15: from Latin būglōssa, from Greek bouglōssos ox-tongued, from bōs ox + glōssa tongue

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	bugloss
释义	bugloss [ byoo-glos, -glaws ] / ˈbyu glɒs, -glɔs / 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. Origin of bugloss 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 Words nearby bugloss Buginese, bug-juice, bugle, bugleweed, bug light, bugloss, bug off, bugong, bugout, bugs, bugsha Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bugloss The bugloss belongs to what may be called beautiful weeds, despite its rough and bristly stalk. A Year in the Fields\|John Burroughs Like Gerard, he does not question the efficacy of borage, bugloss and many other herbs to promote happiness. The Old English Herbals\|Eleanour Sinclair Rohde The first thing you will notice about the Viper's Bugloss is the way the rows of flower-buds curl like a scorpion. Flowers Shown to the Children\|C. E. Smith The Viper's Bugloss is a stout, upright plant, with a curious pale green hairy stem, which is dotted all over with red spots. Flowers Shown to the Children\|C. E. Smith I have seen the Viper's Bugloss often since that day on the railroad train, now that I know it, and think of it. Old-Time Gardens\|Alice Morse Earle British Dictionary definitions for bugloss bugloss / (ˈbjuːɡlɒs) / noun any of various hairy Eurasian boraginaceous plants of the genera Anchusa, Lycopsis, and Echium, esp L. arvensis, having clusters of blue flowersSee also viper's bugloss Word Origin for bugloss C15: from Latin būglōssa, from Greek bouglōssos ox-tongued, from bōs ox + glōssa tongue Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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