blueweed

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noun

Chicory (Cichorium intybus).

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blue devilblue thistleviper's buglossEchium vulgare
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Meanings

nounblueweed (countable and uncountable, plural blueweeds)

plural blueweeds

  1. Any member of any of several species of plants with blue flowers:
    1. countableuncountableChicory (Cichorium intybus).
    2. countableuncountableViper's bugloss (Echium vulgare).
    3. countableuncountableTexas blueweed, blueweed sunflower (Helianthus ciliaris).
    4. countableuncountableFlossflower, bluemink, pussy foot, Mexican paintbrush (Ageratum houstonianum).

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States

Similar
blue devilblue thistleviper's buglossEchium vulgare
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Also see
blue devilblueminkviper's bugloss

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From blue + weed.

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APA

blueweed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blueweed

MLA

“blueweed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blueweed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blueweed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blueweed.

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