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单词 anchusa
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Definition of anchusa in English:

anchusa

nounəŋˈkjuːzəanˈtʃuːzəaNGˈkyo͞ozə
  • An Old World plant of the borage family, which is widely cultivated for its bright, typically blue, flowers.

    牛舌草

    Genus Anchusa, family Boraginaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • South African relatives of viper's bugloss, anchusas bring much needed blue color to summer borders.
    • I like these for the bees, but for a strong, true blue, consider one of the anchusas.
    • Anyone who's ever killed single-bloodroot seedlings by prying them out of a gravel driveway or murdered baby anchusas by hooking them out of cracks in concrete will understand why there's much to be said for an organized approach to seed-saving.
    • Thus there are certain plants, by no means without ornamental value - moon and ox-eye daisies, anchusas, Japanese anemones, even Michaelmas daisies - which are apt to become a nuisance.
    • These consist of pieces of root about 5cm in length taken from plants with fleshy roots, such as anchusas, oriental poppies, gypsophilas, verbascums, romneyas, seakale and horse-radish.

Origin

Via Latin from Greek ankhousa.

Definition of anchusa in US English:

anchusa

nounaNGˈkyo͞ozə
  • An Old World plant of the borage family, often cultivated for its bright, typically blue, flowers.

    牛舌草

    Genus Anchusa, family Boraginaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Anyone who's ever killed single-bloodroot seedlings by prying them out of a gravel driveway or murdered baby anchusas by hooking them out of cracks in concrete will understand why there's much to be said for an organized approach to seed-saving.
    • Thus there are certain plants, by no means without ornamental value - moon and ox-eye daisies, anchusas, Japanese anemones, even Michaelmas daisies - which are apt to become a nuisance.
    • I like these for the bees, but for a strong, true blue, consider one of the anchusas.
    • South African relatives of viper's bugloss, anchusas bring much needed blue color to summer borders.
    • These consist of pieces of root about 5cm in length taken from plants with fleshy roots, such as anchusas, oriental poppies, gypsophilas, verbascums, romneyas, seakale and horse-radish.

Origin

Via Latin from Greek ankhousa.

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