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bu·gloss (byo̵̅o̅′glôs′, -gläs′)

noun

any of several genera (esp. Anchusa) of the borage family of bristly plants with bluish flowers

Etymology: ME & OFr buglosse < L buglossa < Gr bouglōssos, oxtongue < bous, ox, cow + glōssa, tongue

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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