oxtongue

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8

Definition of oxtongue

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Beef tongue (a foodstuff).
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Beef tongue (a foodstuff).
  2. (countable, uncountable)A flowering plant of the genus Picris, especially Picris echioides (bristly oxtongue).
  3. (countable, uncountable)A flowering plant of the genus Anchusa, especially Anchusa officinalis (true alkanet).

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Etymology

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

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