bugloss

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noun

Any of several plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae.

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oxtonguealkanetAnchusa officinalisbristly oxtonguebitterweedPicris echioides
OriginFrench buglosse ← Latin buglossa ← Ancient Greek βούγλωσσον →
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Meanings

nounbugloss (usually uncountable, plural buglosses)

plural buglosses

  1. uncountableusuallyAny of several plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae.

    Synonyms: oxtongue

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of several plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae.

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oxtongue

More synonyms by meaning

nounperennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers

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alkanetAnchusa officinalis
Broader
anchusa

nounwidespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States

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oxtonguebristly oxtonguebitterweedPicris echioides
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weed
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alkanetbitterweedoxtongue

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβούγλωσσον“Anchusa italica”
  2. Latinbuglossa
  3. Frenchbuglosse
  4. Englishbugloss

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek βούγλωσσον
  • βούγλωσσον (boúglōsson)any of several plants in the borage family
Arabic كَحْلَاء, شِنْجَار
  • كَحْلَاء (kaḥlāʔ)any of several plants in the borage family
  • شِنْجَار (šinjār)any of several plants in the borage family
  • خَسّ الْحِمَار (ḵass al-ḥimār)any of several plants in the borage family
  • لِسَان الثَّوْر (lisān aṯ-ṯawr)any of several plants in the borage family
Bulgarian грапаволи́стно
  • грапаволи́стно (grapavolístno)any of several plants in the borage family
Finnish rasti
  • rastiany of several plants in the borage family
Hungarian kígyószisz
  • kígyósziszany of several plants in the borage family
Latin būglōssa, longaevum
  • būglōssaany of several plants in the borage family
  • longaevumany of several plants in the borage family
Polish farbownik
  • farbownikany of several plants in the borage family
Portuguese buglossa
  • buglossaany of several plants in the borage family
Russian волови́к
  • волови́к (volovík)any of several plants in the borage family
Swedish strävbladig växt
  • strävbladig växtany of several plants in the borage family
Ukrainian волови́к
  • волови́к (volovýk)any of several plants in the borage family
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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