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BRISTLY OXTONGUE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United Statesplay

Synonyms:

bitterweed; bristly oxtongue; bugloss; oxtongue; Picris echioides

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("bristly oxtongue" is a kind of...):

weed (any plant that crowds out cultivated plants)

Holonyms ("bristly oxtongue" is a member of...):

genus Picris; Picris (genus of weedy Old World yellow-flowered herbs usually containing a bitter-tasting substance: bitterweed)

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