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Definition of Hound's-tongue

1. Noun. Perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers.

2. Noun. Biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers.

Medical Definition of Hound's-tongue

1. A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale), with soft tongue-shaped leaves, and an offensive odour. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles. Synonym: dog's-tongue. Origin: AS. Hundes tunge. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hound's-tongue

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