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VIPER'S BUGLOSS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States
Synonyms:
blue devil; blue thistle; blueweed; Echium vulgare; viper's bugloss
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("viper's bugloss" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("viper's bugloss" is a member of...):
Echium; genus Echium (a genus of bristly herbs and shrubs of the family Boraginaceae)