| Adder's-tongue |
A genus of ferns (Ophioglossum), whose seeds are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue. |
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| Adder's-tongue |
The yellow dogtooth violet. |
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| Bird's-tongue |
The knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare). |
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| Snake's-tongue |
Same as Adder's-tongue. |
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| Tongue-pad |
A great talker. |
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| Tongue-shaped |
Shaped like a tongue; specifically (Bot.), linear or oblong, and fleshy, blunt at the end, and convex beneath; as, a tongue-shaped leaf. |
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| Tongue-shell |
Any species of Lingula. |
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| Tongue-tie |
Impeded motion of the tongue because of the shortness of the fraenum, or of the adhesion of its margins to the gums. |
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| Tongue-tie |
To deprive of speech or the power of speech, or of distinct articulation. |
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| Tongue-tied |
Destitute of the power of distinct articulation; having an impediment in the speech, esp. when caused by a short fraenum. |
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| Tongue-tied |
Unable to speak freely, from whatever cause. |
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| Deer's-tongue |
A plant (Liatris odoratissima) whose fleshy leaves give out a fragrance compared to vanilla. |
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| Dog's-tongue |
Hound's-tongue. |
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| Double-tongue |
Deceit; duplicity. |
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| Earth-tongue |
A fungus of the genus Geoglossum. |
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| Hart-tongue |
A common British fern (Scolopendrium vulgare), rare in America. |
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| Hart-tongue |
A West Indian fern, the Polypodium Phyllitidis of Linnaeus. It is also found in Florida. |
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| Hound's-tongue |
A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale), with soft tongue-shaped leaves, and an offensive odor. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles. Called also dog's-tongue. |
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| Long-tongue |
The wryneck. |
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