Meaning of OXTONGUE
| Pronunciation: | | 'âkstung
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| | Definition: | | [n] widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States |
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| | Synonyms: | | bitterweed, bristly oxtongue, bugloss, Picris echioides |
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| | See Also: | | genus Picris, Picris, weed | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ox"tongue`\, n. (Bot.)
A name given to several plants, from the shape and roughness
of their leaves; as, {Anchusa officinalis}, a kind of
bugloss, and {Helminthia echioides}, both European herbs.
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