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Definition of viper's bugloss

viper's bugloss

Plural:viper's buglosses
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A bristly biennial flowering plant (Echium vulgare) of the borage family (Boraginaceae), native to Europe and western and central Asia, bearing tall spikes of funnel-shaped blossoms that open pink and mature into vivid blue with protruding red stamens.

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"Tall spikes of viper's bugloss bloomed along the dry chalky roadside, attracting dozens of foraging bumblebees."

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