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Definition of bugloss in English: buglossnoun ˈbjuːɡlɒsˈbjuɡlɑs A bristly plant of the borage family, with bright blue flowers. 牛舌草 Anchusa and other genera, family Boraginaceae: several species, including the Eurasian A. arvensis and the widespread viper's bugloss Example sentencesExamples - Common bugloss has fleshy, hairy leaves that grow smaller in size towards the top of the stem.
- Flowers range from peonies, delphiniums, various brooms and gorses, mallows, asters and periwinkle through to buglosses, mandrake, daises, narcissi, irises and orchids.
- A series of footpaths lead through bluebells, bugloss and other seaside flowers and birdwatchers flock to the cliff edges to watch migration and movements during the ebb and flow of the tide.
- Now add bright blue Brunnera macrophyylla (Siberian bugloss), yellowish-green lady's mantle, and Geranium x magnificum.
- Viper's bugloss was introduced from Europe in colonial times.
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French buglosse or Latin buglossus, from Greek bouglōssos 'ox-tongued', from bous 'ox' + glōssa 'tongue'. Definition of bugloss in US English: buglossnounˈbjuɡlɑsˈbyo͞oɡläs A bristly plant of the borage family, with bright blue flowers. 牛舌草 Anchusa, Lycopsis, and other genera, family Boraginaceae: several species, including the small bugloss (L. arvensis) and the widespread viper's bugloss Example sentencesExamples - A series of footpaths lead through bluebells, bugloss and other seaside flowers and birdwatchers flock to the cliff edges to watch migration and movements during the ebb and flow of the tide.
- Viper's bugloss was introduced from Europe in colonial times.
- Flowers range from peonies, delphiniums, various brooms and gorses, mallows, asters and periwinkle through to buglosses, mandrake, daises, narcissi, irises and orchids.
- Common bugloss has fleshy, hairy leaves that grow smaller in size towards the top of the stem.
- Now add bright blue Brunnera macrophyylla (Siberian bugloss), yellowish-green lady's mantle, and Geranium x magnificum.
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French buglosse or Latin buglossus, from Greek bouglōssos ‘ox-tongued’, from bous ‘ox’ + glōssa ‘tongue’. |