noun
1. biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers
• Syn: ↑Cynoglossum officinale
• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cynoglossum, ↑genus Cynoglossum
2. perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers
• Syn: ↑Cynoglossum virginaticum
• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cynoglossum, ↑genus Cynoglossum
Useful english dictionary. 2012.