Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

viper's bugloss

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: viper's bu-gloss
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant of species Echium vulgare, family Boraginaceae, native to most of Europe and western and central Asia, and widely introduced elsewhere.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"One of the old Leech Books gives the formula for a salve against the "elfin race and nocturnal goblin visitors." Fourteen herbs, including wormwood, viper's bugloss and fennel, were first gathered."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

blueweed blue devil blue thistle echium vulgare

Questions

What does viper's bugloss mean?: Any plant of species Echium vulgare, family Boraginaceae, native to most of Europe and western and central Asia, and widely introduced elsewhere.

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