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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
BOULACH, n. “The common name in Gall. for ragwort (Senecio jacobæa). It seems to represent obsolete Gaelic buidhlach, the name for this yellow weed in mod. Gaelic being bua(dh)ghallan” (Gall.1 1933).
[Gael. buidhe, yellow, O.I. buide; cogn. Eng. bay (MacLennan).]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Boulach n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 3 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/boulach>
