viper's bugloss

noun

Any plant of species Echium vulgare, family Boraginaceae, native to most of Europe and western and central Asia, and widely introduced elsewhere.

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blueweedblue devilblue thistleEchium vulgare
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Meanings

nounviper's bugloss (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAny plant of species Echium vulgare, family Boraginaceae, native to most of Europe and western and central Asia, and widely introduced elsewhere.

    One of the old Leech Books gives the formula for a salve against the "elfin race and nocturnal goblin visitors." Fourteen herbs, including wormwood, viper's bugloss and fennel, were first gathered.

    1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 257

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
blueweedblue devilblue thistleEchium vulgare
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Also see
blue devilblueweed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian обикнове́но усо́йниче
  • обикнове́но усо́йниче (obiknovéno usójniče)Echium vulgare
Dutch slangenkruid
  • slangenkruidEchium vulgare
Japanese 蕊長紫
  • 蕊長紫 (shibenaga-murasaki)Echium vulgare
Turkish engerek otu
  • engerek otuEchium vulgare
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APA

viper's bugloss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viper's%20bugloss

MLA

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Chicago

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