Adder's-tongue Definition

adərztuŋ
noun

Dogtooth violet.

Webster's New World
Any of a genus (Ophioglossum, family Ophioglossaceae) of ferns with a narrow spike somewhat resembling a snake's tongue.
Webster's New World

(botany) Any of a genus of ferns (Ophioglossum), whose seeds are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue.

Wiktionary

(botany) The yellow dogtooth violet.

Wiktionary

Any of several fern-like plants in the genus Ophioglossum.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Adder's-tongue

Noun

Singular:
adder's-tongue
Plural:
adder-s-tongues

Adder's-tongue Sentence Examples

  • The herbs include pignut, adder's-tongue, ribwort plantain, and red clover with yellow rattle, bulbous buttercup and orchids.

  • Over one hundred species of plant have been recorded here, including green winged orchid and adder's tongue fern.

  • Pepper saxifrage, normally a lowland plant, and adder's-tongue fern also occur here.

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