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