blueweed

[ bloo-weed ]

/ ˈbluˌwid /

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noun

Also called blue thistle. a bristly weed, Echium vulgare, of the borage family, having showy blue flowers, a native of Europe naturalized in the U.S.

chicory (def. 1).

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Origin of blueweed

First recorded in 1835–45; blue + weed¹

Words nearby blueweed

Bluetooth, blue vein, blue velvet, blue vitriol, blue-water, blueweed, blue whale, blue whistler, blue-winged teal, bluewood, blue wood aster

British Dictionary definitions for blueweed

blueweed

/ (ˈbluːˌwiːd) /

noun

US another name for viper's bugloss

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