Anchusa

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A genus of herbaceous plants, chiefly perennial, of the natural order Boraginaceæ.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers.
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  • noun. One of the genus Anchusa of rough and hairy Old World herbs with one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers in the family Boraginaceae.
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  • noun. any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers
    • Word Usage
    "TAKE ROOT If you are looking to propagate perennials, those with fleshy roots such as anchusa, phlox, verbascum, oriental poppy and acanthus lend themselves to root cuttings."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Herb  herbaceous plant  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    alkanet  anchusa capensis  anchusa officinalis  anchusa riparia  bugloss  
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