blueweed
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A rough prickly plant that has spikes of bright blue flowers
- noun
- /ˈbluˌwid/
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borrago
- The garden was filled with beautiful blueweed, attracting many bees and butterflies.
Examples
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In spring, the blueweed flowers flourished, adding a splash of color to the landscape.
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She admired the blueweed that bloomed vibrantly along the roadside.
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There is a patch of blueweed near that spot.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
9.9
A rough, prickly European plant with tall spikes of blue flowers
is the common general name rather than the scientific label
viper's bugloss
vsblueweed
9.9
A rough, prickly plant from Europe with bright blue flower spikes
is a broader term for similar coarse bristly plants rather than species name
blue devil
vsblueweed
9.9
A prickly plant with tall spikes of blue flowers that grows in fields
is used more generally for similar plants naturalized across North America
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word blueweed comes from the simple words blue and weed, named for the plant's bright blue flowers and its wild, weedy habit. So, think blue meaning 'the color' and weed meaning 'a wild plant' to picture a coarse, prickly plant with spikes of blue flowers.
