Definition of Oxtongue

1. Noun. Widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States.

Exact synonyms: Bitterweed, Bristly Oxtongue, Bugloss, Picris Echioides
Group relationships: Genus Picris, Picris
Generic synonyms: Weed

Definition of Oxtongue

1. n. A name given to several plants, from the shape and roughness of their leaves; as, Anchusa officinalis, a kind of bugloss, and Helminthia echioides, both European herbs.

Definition of Oxtongue

1. a European herb [n -S]

Medical Definition of Oxtongue

1. A name given to several plants, from the shape and roughness of their leaves; as, Anchusa officinalis, a kind of bugloss, and Helminthia echioides, both European herbs. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxtongue

oxpeckers
oxprenolol
oxprenolol hydrochloride
oxslip
oxslips
OXT
oxtail
oxtails
oxtail soup
oxtant
oxter
oxtered
oxtering
oxters
oxtongue (current term)
oxtongue (current term)
oxtongues
oxtriphylline
oxy
oxy-
oxyacetic
oxyacetylene
oxyacetylene torch
oxyacid
oxyacid
oxyacids
oxyacoia
oxyammonia
oxyaphia
oxybarbiturates

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