oxtonge

Middle English

Alternative forms

• oxetonge, oxe-tunge, oxtunge, oxtungge

Etymology

From oxe (“ox”) +‎ tonge (“tongue”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔks(ə)ˌtunɡ(ə)/

Noun

oxtonge (uncountable)

1. bugloss (Anchusa arvensis or a similar plant).

Descendants

• English: oxtongue

References

• “oxe-tǒnge, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.