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anchusa
noun
an·chu·sa
\aŋˈkyüsə, -üzə\
Definition of anchusa
1 capitalized : a large genus of rough-hairy Old World herbs (family Boraginaceae) with one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers — see bugloss
2 plural -s : a plant of the genus Anchusa
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Origin and Etymology of anchusa
New Latin, from Latin, alkanet, from Greek anchousa
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