Noun: bristly oxtongue
- Widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States
"bristly oxtongue's prickly leaves discouraged grazing animals";
- oxtongue, bitterweed, bugloss, Picris echioides
Derived forms: bristly oxtongues
Type of: weed
Part of: genus Picris, Picris
Encyclopedia: Bristly oxtongue