bugloss
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bugloss
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From French buglosse, from Latin buglossa, buglossus, from Ancient Greek βούγλωσσον (boúglōsson, “Anchusa italica”), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”).
noun buglosses
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Any of several plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae.
Similar: oxtongue
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noun any of several plants in the borage family
| Português | buglossa |
|---|---|
| Русский | волови́к volovík |
| العربية | كَحْلَاء kaḥlāʔ, شِنْجَار šinjār, خَسّ الْحِمَار ḵass al-ḥimār, لِسَان الثَّوْر lisān aṯ-ṯawr |
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@misc{bugloss_2026,
title = {bugloss},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bugloss},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
