oxtongue
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English oxtonge; equivalent to ox + tongue. In the sense of Anchusa a calque of Ancient Greek βούγλωσσον (boúglōsson).
Noun edit
oxtongue (countable and uncountable, plural oxtongues)
- Beef tongue (a foodstuff).
- A flowering plant of the genus Picris, especially Picris echioides (bristly oxtongue).
- A flowering plant of the genus Anchusa, especially Anchusa officinalis (true alkanet).