anchusa

anchusa

(æŋˈkjuːsə) n (Plants) any Eurasian plant of the boraginaceous genus Anchusa, having rough hairy stems and leaves and blue flowers. See also alkanet³, bugloss[C18: from Latin]

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anchusa - any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowersherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsgenus Anchusa - rough and hairy Old World herbsalkanet, Anchusa officinalis, bugloss - perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowersAnchusa capensis, cape forget-me-not - anchusa of southern Africa having blue flowers with white throatsAnchusa riparia, cape forget-me-not - anchusa of southern Africa having blue to red-purple flowers