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viper's bugloss
noun[ U ]
uk /ˌvaɪ.pəz ˈbjuː.ɡlɒs/ us /ˌvaɪ.pɚz ˈbjuː.ɡlɑːs/
a tall wild and garden plant with hairy leaves and flowers that start pink before becoming deep blue:
Viper's bugloss has tall spikes of blue flowers that have a magnetic attraction for bees.
Native orchids and viper's bugloss grow in a patch of long grass.
Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare) grows wild along the south coast.
Purple viper's bugloss grows only in the extreme west of Cornwall.
The fields used to be filled with purple-tinged teasels, pink thistles, and viper's bugloss.
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