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
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
29 December 2024
(adjective) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; “chronic indigestion”; “a chronic shortage of funds”; “a chronic invalid”
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