Bugloss

Bugloss

Bugloss is a name used for several plants in the borage family (Boraginaceae):

*Barrelier's bugloss ("Anchusa barrelieri")
*Bugloss or small bugloss ("Anchusa arvensis")
*Bugloss fiddleneck ("Amsinckia lycopsoides")
*Common bugloss ("Anchusa officinalis")
*Cretan viper's bugloss ("Echium creticum")
*Dyers' bugloss ("Alcanna tinctoria")
*Giant viper's bugloss ("Echium pininana")
*Italian Bugloss ("Anchusa azurea")
*Purple viper's bugloss" ("Echium plantagineum")
*Siberian bugloss ("Brunnera macrophylla")
*Teide bugloss ("Echium wildpretii")
*Viper's bugloss ("Echium vulgare")

Bugloss is part of the name of an insect:
*The Viper's Bugloss ("Hadena irregularis"), a noctuid moth in the tribe Hadenini, whose caterpillar feeds on viper's bugloss and related plants

Bugloss may also be:
*Bugloss (French: "Buglosse"), the 28th day of the month of Floréal in the French Republican calendar)
*Viper and Bugloss, characters created by columnist Peter Simple: see List of Peter Simple's characters
*HMS|Bugloss|K306, a Flower class corvette of the British Royal Navy


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  • Bugloss — Bu gloss, n.; pl. {Buglosses}. [F. buglosse, L. buglossa, buglossus, fr. Gr. ? oxtongue ? ox + ? tongue.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Anchusa}, and especially the {Anchusa officinalis}, sometimes called {alkanet}; oxtongue. [1913 Webster] {Small …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bugloss — [byo͞o′glôs΄, byo͞o′gläs΄] n. [ME & OFr buglosse < L buglossa < Gr bouglōssos, oxtongue < bous, ox, COW1 + glōssa, tongue] any of several genera (esp. Anchusa) of the borage family of bristly plants with bluish flowers …   English World dictionary

  • bugloss — /byooh glos, glaws/, n. any of various Old World, boraginaceous herbs, as Anchusa officinalis, having rough leaves, used in medicine, and Lycopsis arvensis, a bristly, blue flowered herb. [1350 1400; ME buglossa < ML, for L buglossos < Gk, equiv …   Universalium

  • bugloss — vaistinis godas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Agurklinių šeimos dažinis, dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Anchusa officinalis), paplitęs Europoje ir Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Anchusa officinalis angl. alkanet; bugloss; common bugloss;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • bugloss — noun Etymology: Middle English buglosse, from Anglo French, from Latin buglossa, irregular from Greek bouglōssos, from bous head of cattle + glōssa tongue more at cow, gloss Date: 14th century any of several coarse hairy plants (genera Anchusa,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bugloss — godas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Agurklinių (Boraginaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Anchusa). atitikmenys: lot. Anchusa angl. anchusa; bugloss vok. Ochsenzunge rus. анхуза; воловик lenk. anchusa; farbownik …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • bugloss — n. 1 any of various bristly plants related to borage, esp. of the genus Anchusa with bright blue tubular flowers. 2 = viper s bugloss (see VIPER). Etymology: F buglosse or L buglossus f. Gk bouglossos ox tongued …   Useful english dictionary

  • bugloss — noun Any of several plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. Syn: oxtongue …   Wiktionary

  • bugloss — n. stubbly plant with shiny blue flowers …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bugloss — [ bju:glɒs] noun a bristly plant of the borage family, with bright blue flowers. [Anchusa arvensis and other species.] Origin ME: from OFr. buglosse or L. buglossus, from Gk bouglōssos ox tongued , from bous ox + glōssa tongue …   English new terms dictionary

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