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deertongue

deertongue noun: dichanthelium clandestinum, a grass native to eastern North America. Also the alternative form of deer's tongue.

Noun

deertongue (uncountable)

  1. Dichanthelium clandestinum, a grass native to eastern North America.

Also used as

deertongue is also the alternative form of deer's tongue.

Forms of deertongue

alternative formdeer-tongue

Questions about deertongue

What does deertongue mean?
Deertongue means dichanthelium clandestinum, a grass native to eastern North America.
What part of speech is deertongue?
Deertongue is a noun.

Words near deertongue in the dictionary

  1. deerstealer
  2. deerstealers
  3. deertaur
  4. deertoe
  5. deertoes
  6. deertongue
  7. deervetch
  8. deervetches
  9. deerweed
  10. deerweeds
  11. deerwood

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