blueweed

[ bloo-weed ]

noun

Also called blue this·tle [bloo-this-uhl] /ˈblu ˈθɪs əl/ . a bristly weed, Echium vulgare, of the borage family, having showy blue flowers, a native of Europe naturalized in the U.S.
chicory (def. 1).

Origin of blueweed

First recorded in 1835–45; blue + weed¹

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How to use blueweed in a sentence

To the butterfly--proboscis of Siebenks, enough honey--cells were still open in every blue thistle-blossom of destiny.
The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times | Alfred Biese
But for her blue-thistle gaze and the plaint of her body, you'd scarcely know she was there.
Woman | Magdeleine Marx

British Dictionary definitions for blueweed

blueweed

/ (ˈbluːˌwiːd) /

noun

US another name for viper's bugloss

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