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bugloss

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
bu-gloss
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae.

Uncountable

Etymology

PIE word *gʷṓws From French buglosse, from Latin buglossa, buglossus, from Ancient Greek βούγλωσσον (boúglōsson, “Anchusa italica”), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

buglosses (plural)

Phrases

viper's bugloss

Frequently Paired Words

Boraginaceae

Synonyms

oxtongue bristly oxtongue bitterweed picris echioides alkanet anchusa officinalis

Questions

What does bugloss mean?
Any of several plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae.
Where does bugloss come from?
PIE word *gʷṓws From French buglosse, from Latin buglossa, buglossus, from Ancient Greek βούγλωσσον (boúglōsson, “Anchusa italica”), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”).

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