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