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buglossa

Pronunciation: /¹bʉˈɡlɔsː.a/

“buglossa” is a Norwegian Bokmål word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. bugloss, specifically the plant Anchusa officinalis; common bugloss

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin būglōssa (“oxtongue, bugloss”), from Ancient Greek βούγλωσσον (boúglōsson, “ox tongue; bugloss”), itself from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”). Literally “ox tongue”; the plant name refers to the shape and roughness of its leaves. Compare Catalan buglossa, French buglosse, English bugloss, and Portuguese buglossa (“bugloss”).

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