BLUEWEED

blueweed, blue devil, blue thistle, viper's bugloss, Echium vulgare

(noun) a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

blueweed (countable and uncountable, plural blueweeds)

The plant Cichorium intybus.

The plant Echium vulgare.

The plant Helianthus ciliaris.

The plant Ageratum houstonianum.

Source: Wiktionary



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SOLICITOUSLY

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