HOUND'S-TONGUE


Meaning of HOUND'S-TONGUE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

( plural hound's-tongues )

Etymology: Middle English hundestunge, from Old English, from hund dog + tunge tongue — more at hound , tongue

1. : any of various coarse plants of the genus Cynoglossum (especially C. officinale ) having tongue-shaped leaves and reddish flowers succeeded by nutlets covered with barbed prickles

2. : yellow clintonia

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