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deer's tongue

deer's tongue noun: a plant native to the southeastern US, Trilisa odoratissima, whose fleshy leaves give out a fragrance resembling vanilla.

Noun

deer's tongue

  1. A plant native to the southeastern US, Trilisa odoratissima, whose fleshy leaves give out a fragrance resembling vanilla.
    • L. odoratissima Willd. VANILLA-PLANT. DEER'S-TONGUE.1861, Alphonso Wood, A class-book of botany […]
  2. A not closely related plant native to the northwestern US and western Canada, Achlys triphylla, which also has a vanilla-like fragrance.

Questions about deer's tongue

What does deer's tongue mean?
Deer's tongue means a plant native to the southeastern US, Trilisa odoratissima, whose fleshy leaves give out a fragrance resembling vanilla.
What part of speech is deer's tongue?
Deer's tongue is a noun.

Words near deer's tongue in the dictionary

  1. deer trails
  2. Deer Vale
  3. deer yard
  4. deer's grass
  5. deer's hair
  6. deer's tongue
  7. deer-hair
  8. deer-hay
  9. deer-hays
  10. deer-neck
  11. deer-necks

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