blueweed
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blue·weed
(blo͞o′wēd′)n.
See viper's bugloss.
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blueweed
(ˈbluːˌwiːd)n
(Plants) US another name for viper's bugloss
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blue•weed
(ˈbluˌwid)n.
a bristly European weed, Echium vulgare, of the borage family, having large blue flowers.
[1835–45]
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Noun | 1. | blueweed - a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests Echium, genus Echium - a genus of bristly herbs and shrubs of the family Boraginaceae |
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