blueweed
blueweed · blueweeds
Any member of any of several species of plants with blue flowersAny member of any of several species of plants with blue flowers: Chicory (Cichorium intybus).
Meaning
4 sensesAny member of any of several species of plants with blue flowers:
(countable, uncountable)Chicory (Cichorium intybus).
(countable, uncountable)Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare).
(countable, uncountable)Texas blueweed, blueweed sunflower (Helianthus ciliaris).
(countable, uncountable)Flossflower, bluemink, pussy foot, Mexican paintbrush (Ageratum houstonianum).
More definitions
- a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States
Origin
From blue + weed.From blue + weed.
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Forms
plural: blueweedsSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States:blue devilblue thistleviper's buglossEchium vulgare
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable