Definition of Cynoglossum officinale

1. Noun. Biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers.

Exact synonyms: Hound's-tongue
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Cynoglossum, Genus Cynoglossum

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cynoglossum Officinale

Cynical
Cynicism
Cynics
Cynipidae
Cynips
Cynocephalidae
Cynocephalus
Cynocephalus variegatus
Cynodon
Cynodon dactylon
Cynodon plectostachyum
Cynodontia
Cynoglossidae
Cynoglossum
Cynoglossum amabile
Cynoglossum officinale
Cynoglossum virginaticum
Cynomys
Cynomys gunnisoni
Cynomys ludovicianus
Cynopterus
Cynopterus sphinx
Cynoscephalae
Cynoscion
Cynoscion nebulosus
Cynoscion regalis
Cynthia
Cynwulf
Cyon
Cyon's nerve

Literary usage of Cynoglossum officinale

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1898)
"cynoglossum officinale L,. 1. C. officinale. 2. C. Virginicum. Hound's-tongue. Gipsy Flower. (Fig. ... cynoglossum officinale i,. Sp. PI. 134. 1753. ..."

2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1918)
"... capitatum 3 Lychnis alba 1 cynoglossum officinale 3 Sisymbrium officinale 1 Rumex acetosella 3 Twenty other species also occurred in the association, ..."

3. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1901)
"cynoglossum officinale— ... states that he has isolated two alkaloids from the root of cynoglossum officinale. ..."

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