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oxtongue

/ˈɒks.tʌŋ/

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noun

/ˈɒks.tʌŋ/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее широко распространённый европейский сорняк с колючими листьями в форме языка и жёлтыми цветами, который натурализовался в Соединённых Штатах.

A noun referring to a widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers, which has become naturalized in the United States.

  1. Weed plantC1formal

    A common European weed with spiny, tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers, now also found in the United States.

    ruСорное растение

    • Oxtongue grows abundantly in disturbed soil along roadsides.
    • The yellow flowers of oxtongue bloom in late summer.
    • Farmers often consider oxtongue a nuisance in their fields.