OXTONGUE

oxtongue, bristly oxtongue, bitterweed, bugloss, Picris echioides

(noun) widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

oxtongue (plural oxtongues)

Beef tongue (a foodstuff).

A flowering plant of the genus Picris, especially Picris echioides, the bristly oxtongue.

Source: Wiktionary


Ox"tongue`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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