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adder's tongue

adder's tongue noun: any of several ferns in the genus Ophioglossum, whose spores are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue.

adder's tongue: any of several ferns in the genus Ophioglossum, whose spores are produced on a spike resembling a...
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Noun

adder's tongue (countable and uncountable, plural adder's tongues)

  1. Any of several ferns in the genus Ophioglossum, whose spores are produced on a spike resembling a serpent'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).
  4. (Chester) early-purple orchid, early spring orchis Orchis mascula

Synonyms of adder's tongue

Forms of adder's tongue

pluraladder's tongues

Questions about adder's tongue

What does adder's tongue mean?
Adder's tongue means any of several ferns in the genus Ophioglossum, whose spores are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue.
What part of speech is adder's tongue?
Adder's tongue is a noun.
What is the plural of adder's tongue?
The plural of adder's tongue is adder's tongues.

Words near adder's tongue in the dictionary

  1. adder stone
  2. adder stones
  3. adder's fern
  4. adder's grass
  5. adder's mouth
  6. adder's tongue
  7. adder's tongues
  8. adder's wort
  9. adder's-tongue
  10. adder's-tongues
  11. adder-subtractor

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