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blueweed

[ bloo-weed ]

noun

  1. Also called blue this·tle [bloo, , this, -, uh, l]. a bristly weed, weed, Echium vulgare, of the borage family, having showy blue flowers, a native of Europe naturalized in the U.S.


blueweed

/ ˈbluːˌwiːd /

noun

  1. another name for viper's bugloss
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of blueweed1

First recorded in 1835–45; blue + weed 1

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