ANCHUSA

anchusa

(noun) any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

anchusa (plural anchusas)

(botany) Any plant of the genus Anchusa (within family Boraginaceae) of rough and hairy Old World herbs with one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers.

Source: Wiktionary



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