bugloss, n. [F. buglosse, L. buglossa, buglossus, fr. Gr. oxtongue ox + tongue.].
A plant of the genus
Anchusa, and especially the
Anchusa officinalis, sometimes called
alkanet; oxtongue. [
1913 Webster]
Small wild bugloss, the Asperugo procumbens and the Lycopsis arvensis. -- Viper's bugloss, a species of Echium.