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Definition of Anchusa
1. Noun. Any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Anchusa
Specialized synonyms: Alkanet, Anchusa Officinalis, Bugloss, Anchusa Capensis, Cape Forget-me-not, Anchusa Riparia, Cape Forget-me-not
Group relationships: Genus Anchusa
Specialized synonyms: Alkanet, Anchusa Officinalis, Bugloss, Anchusa Capensis, Cape Forget-me-not, Anchusa Riparia, Cape Forget-me-not
Definition of Anchusa
1. Noun. a genus of rough and hairy Old World herbs with one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers in the family Boraginaceae. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Anchusa
1. a hairy-stemmed plant [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anchusa
Literary usage of Anchusa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Natural History of Pliny by Pliny, John Bostock, Henry Thomas Riley (1856)
"The root of the anchusa," too, is made use of, a plant a finger in thickness.
It is split into leaves like the papyrus, and when touched it stains the hands ..."
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