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anchusas

anchusas is the plural of anchusa.

Meaning of anchusa

Noun

anchusa (plural anchusas)

  1. Any plant of the genus Anchusa (within family Boraginaceae) of rough and hairy Old World herbs with one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers.
    • Anchusa and Cinnabar were used by the antients to give an agreeable colour to their ointments; and Pliny tells us that where the anchusa was used, they added salt to prevent the oil in those compositions from becoming rancid.1835, Philip Miller, "Anchusa", entry in The Gardener's Dictionary, Volume I, 9th Edition, page 430

Questions about anchusas

What is anchusas the plural of?
Anchusas is the plural of anchusa.

Words near anchusas in the dictionary

  1. anchovy toasts
  2. anchovylike
  3. anchress
  4. anchresses
  5. anchusa
  6. anchusas
  7. anchusic
  8. anchusic acid
  9. anchusic acids
  10. anchusin
  11. anchusine

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