# oxtongue

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Beef tongue (a foodstuff).
2. A flowering plant of the genus Picris, especially Picris echioides (bristly oxtongue).
3. A flowering plant of the genus Anchusa, especially Anchusa officinalis (true alkanet).

## Etymology
From Middle English oxtonge; equivalent to ox + tongue. In the sense of Anchusa a calque of Ancient Greek βούγλωσσον (boúglōsson).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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