oxtongue
oxtongue · oxtongues
гірчанка
горлюха
Bitterkraut
Beef tongueBeef tongue (a foodstuff).
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Beef tongue (a foodstuff).
(countable, uncountable)A flowering plant of the genus Picris, especially Picris echioides (bristly oxtongue).
Bitterkraut
горлю́хаgorljúxa
гірча́нкаhirčánka
(countable, uncountable)A flowering plant of the genus Anchusa, especially Anchusa officinalis (true alkanet).
More definitions
- widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English oxtonge; equivalent to ox + tongue. In the sense of Anchusa a calque oFrom Middle English oxtonge; equivalent to ox + tongue. In the sense of Anchusa a calque of Ancient Greek βούγλωσσον (boúglōsson).
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Forms
plural: oxtonguesSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States:bristly oxtonguebitterweedbuglossPicris echioides
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable