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bastard alkanet

bastard alkanet noun: lithospermum arvense, a flowering plant of the family Boraginaceae, native to Europe and Asia and known as an introduced species, in much of North America and Australia.

bastard alkanet: lithospermum arvense, a flowering plant of the family Boraginaceae, native to Europe and Asia and...
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Noun

bastard alkanet (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) Lithospermum arvense, a flowering plant of the family Boraginaceae, native to Europe and Asia and known as an introduced species, in much of North America and Australia.

Origin of bastard alkanet

From its resemblance to alkanet.

Questions about bastard alkanet

What does bastard alkanet mean?
Bastard alkanet means lithospermum arvense, a flowering plant of the family Boraginaceae, native to Europe and Asia and known as an introduced species, in much of North America and Australia.
What part of speech is bastard alkanet?
Bastard alkanet is a noun.

Words near bastard alkanet in the dictionary

  1. Bastani
  2. Bastanis
  3. Bastar
  4. bastard
  5. bastard agrimony
  6. bastard alkanet
  7. bastard ashlar
  8. bastard bar
  9. bastard bars
  10. bastard big-footed mice
  11. bastard big-footed mouse

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