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viper's bugloss

noun

the blueweed.

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Origin of viper's bugloss

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby viper's bugloss

viper, viperfish, viperine, viper in one's bosom, viperous, viper's bugloss, vipoma, vir, Vira-A, Viracept, viraemia
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British Dictionary definitions for viper's bugloss

viper's bugloss

noun

a Eurasian boraginaceous weed, Echium vulgare, having blue flowers and pink budsAlso called (US) blueweed See Paterson's curse See also echium
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