oxtongue

  • 11oxtongue — noun Date: 14th century a European hawkweed (Picris echioides) that has yellow flowers and is now naturalized in the eastern United States …

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  • 12oxtongue — wild plant that has large leaves and colorful flowers …

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  • 13oxtongue — /ˈɒkstʌŋ/ (say okstung) noun 1. the tongue of an ox, used as food. 2. any perennial herb of the genus Picris, covered with stiff hairs, as P. echioides …

  • 14oxtongue — n. 1 the tongue of an ox, esp. cooked as food. 2 any composite plant of the genus Picris, with bright yellow flowers …

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  • 15bristly oxtongue — noun widespread European weed with spiny tongue shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States • Syn: ↑oxtongue, ↑bitterweed, ↑bugloss, ↑Picris echioides • Hypernyms: ↑weed • Member Holonyms: ↑ …

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  • 16Anchusa officinalis — oxtongue ox tongue , ox tongue ox tongue , n. (Bot.) A widespread European weed ({Picris echioides} formerly {Helminthia echioides}) with spiny tongue shaped leaves and yellow flowers. The name is applied to several plants, from the shape and… …

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  • 17Helminthia echioides — oxtongue ox tongue , ox tongue ox tongue , n. (Bot.) A widespread European weed ({Picris echioides} formerly {Helminthia echioides}) with spiny tongue shaped leaves and yellow flowers. The name is applied to several plants, from the shape and… …

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  • 18Helminthia echioides — oxtongue ox tongue , ox tongue ox tongue , n. (Bot.) A widespread European weed ({Picris echioides} formerly {Helminthia echioides}) with spiny tongue shaped leaves and yellow flowers. The name is applied to several plants, from the shape and… …

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  • 19ox-tongue — oxtongue ox tongue , ox tongue ox tongue , n. (Bot.) A widespread European weed ({Picris echioides} formerly {Helminthia echioides}) with spiny tongue shaped leaves and yellow flowers. The name is applied to several plants, from the shape and… …

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  • 20Picris echioides — oxtongue ox tongue , ox tongue ox tongue , n. (Bot.) A widespread European weed ({Picris echioides} formerly {Helminthia echioides}) with spiny tongue shaped leaves and yellow flowers. The name is applied to several plants, from the shape and… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English