oxtongue

n. 牛舌, 牛舌草

词形变化

oxtongues 复数 oxtongues

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Beef tongue (a foodstuff).

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  2. 2.

    A flowering plant of the genus Picris, especially Picris echioides (bristly oxtongue).

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  3. 3.

    A flowering plant of the genus Anchusa, especially Anchusa officinalis (true alkanet).

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

bitterweed bugloss

上位词 1

weed

相关短语

oxtongue spear

词源

From Middle English oxtonge; equivalent to ox + tongue. In the sense of Anchusa a calque of Ancient Greek βούγλωσσον (boúglōsson).

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