ADDER'S-TONGUE


Meaning of ADDER'S-TONGUE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

also adder tongue

( plural adder's-tongues also adder tongues )

Etymology: so called from the shape of its fruiting spike

1. : a fern of the genus Ophioglossum

2. : any of several plants especially in the genera Achillea, Arum, Erythronium, Geranium, Orchis, and Peramium having leaves or flower or fruiting spikes suggesting the fruiting spikes of adder's-tongue fern

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