CYNOGLOSSUM OFFICINALE

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Meaning:

Biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers

Synonyms:

Cynoglossum officinale; hound's-tongue

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Cynoglossum officinale" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("Cynoglossum officinale" is a member of...):

Cynoglossum; genus Cynoglossum (a large genus of tall rough herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae)

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