n. One of the genus Anchusa of rough and hairy Old World herbs with one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers in the family Boraginaceae.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A genus of herbaceous plants, chiefly perennial, of the natural order Boraginaceæ.
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n. any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers
Word Usage
"TAKE ROOT If you are looking to propagate perennials, those with fleshy roots such as anchusa, phlox, verbascum, oriental poppy and acanthus lend themselves to root cuttings."