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earth tongue

earth tongue noun: any ascomycete fungus (more exactly its fruiting body) of the genus Geoglossum.

earth tongue: any ascomycete fungus (more exactly its fruiting body) of the genus Geoglossum
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Noun

earth tongue (plural earth tongues)

  1. Any ascomycete fungus (more exactly its fruiting body) of the genus Geoglossum.

Forms of earth tongue

pluralearth tongues
alternative formearthtongue
alternative formearth-tongue

Origin of earth tongue

Calque of translingual Geoglossum.

Questions about earth tongue

What does earth tongue mean?
Earth tongue means any ascomycete fungus (more exactly its fruiting body) of the genus Geoglossum.
What part of speech is earth tongue?
Earth tongue is a noun.
What is the plural of earth tongue?
The plural of earth tongue is earth tongues.

Words near earth tongue in the dictionary

  1. Earth terminals
  2. earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust
  3. Earth to someone
  4. earth tone
  5. earth tones
  6. earth tongue
  7. earth tongues
  8. earth tremor
  9. earth tremors
  10. earth up
  11. earth wire

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