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Meaning of adder's tongue

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

adder's tongue

noun

Definitions

  1. Any of several ferns in the genus Ophioglossum, whose spores are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue.

    Synonyms:serpent's tonguesnake's tongue
  2. A lily in the genus Erythronium, other common names of which include fawn lily, trout lily and dog's tooth violet.

  3. Hart's tongue (fern) (Asplenium scolopendrium, syn. Phyllitis scolopendrium).