/howndz"tung'/ , n.
any of various plants belonging to the genus Cynoglossum, of the borage family, esp. C. officinale, having coarse, tongue-shaped leaves, dull purple flowers, and prickly nutlets.
[ bef. 1000; ME; OE hundestunge, trans. of L cynoglossos kynóglossos, kynóglosson (adj.) lit., dog-tongued ]