bugloss

noun bu·gloss \ˈbyü-ˌgläs, -ˌglȯs\

Definition of BUGLOSS

: any of several coarse hairy plants (genera Anchusa, Lycopsis, and Echium) of the borage family — compare viper's bugloss

Origin of BUGLOSS

Middle English buglosse, from Anglo-French, from Latin buglossa, irregular from Greek bouglōssos, from bous head of cattle + glōssa tongue — more at cow, gloss

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with BUGLOSS

bathos, benthos, chaos, Chios, cosmos, Delos, demos, Ellás, emboss, en masse, Eos, epos, Eros, ethos, Hyksos, kaross, kudos, kvass, Lagos, Laos, Laplace, Lemnos, Lesbos, Logos, Madras, Melos, mythos, Naxos, Nepos, nol-pros, nonpros, pathos, peplos, Pharos, pit boss, pothos, ringtoss, Samos, Skyros, straw boss, telos, topos, tripos

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