Definition of BUGLOSS

bugloss

Meanings

Plural: buglosses

Noun

  • perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers
  • widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States
  • Any of several plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae.

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

alkanet, Anchusa officinalis, bitterweed, bristly oxtongue, oxtongue, Picris echioides

Scrabble Score: 10

bugloss is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bugloss is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bugloss is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

bugloss is a valid Words With Friends word