What does bugloss mean?
Definitions for bugloss
ˈbyu glɒs, -glɔsbu·gloss
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Princeton's WordNet
bugloss, alkanet, Anchusa officinalisnoun
perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers
oxtongue, bristly oxtongue, bitterweed, bugloss, Picris echioidesnoun
widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States
Wiktionary
buglossnoun
Any of several plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae.
Etymology: From buglosse, from buglossa, buglossus, from βούγλωσσον, βούς + γλωσσον
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Bugloss
The herb ox-tongue.
Etymology: from buglossum, Lat.
The flowers are small and tubulous, divided at the top into five obtuse segments, and are expanded in a round form; the seeds are like the head of a viper. They may be cultivated by sowing their seeds in the spring; its flowers are used in medicinal cordials. Philip Miller.
ChatGPT
bugloss
Bugloss is a term used to refer to several species of plants in the Boraginaceae family, often characterized by their hairy leaves and bright blue flowers. The term is most commonly used for plants in the Anchusa and Echium genuses. The name "bugloss" comes from the Greek words for "ox" and "tongue," referring to the shape and texture of the plant's leaves.
Webster Dictionary
Buglossnoun
a plant of the genus Anchusa, and especially the A. officinalis, sometimes called alkanet; oxtongue
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bugloss
bū′glos, n. a name popularly applied to many plants of the natural order Boragineæ, more strictly to Anchusa arvensis, a common weed in corn-fields in Britain. [Fr. buglosse—L. buglossa—Gr. bouglōssos—bous, ox, glōssa, tongue.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bugloss in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bugloss in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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