oxtongue

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ox=tongue

CIDE DICTIONARY

oxtongue, n. 

 A widespread European weed (Picris echioides formerly Helminthia echioides) with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers. The name is applied to several plants, from the shape and roughness of their leaves; as, Anchusa officinalis, a kind of bugloss, and Helminthia echioides, both European herbs. It has been naturalized in the U. S.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

oxtongue, n.
1 the tongue of an ox, esp. cooked as food.
2 any composite plant of the genus Picris, with bright yellow flowers.