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Adder's-tongue

Adder's-tongue Meaning & Definition
Adder's-tongue Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Adder's-tongue?

[n] ferns with fertile spikes shaped like a snake's tongue

Synonyms | Synonyms for Adder's-tongue: adder's tongue fern

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See Also | fern | genus Ophioglossum | Ophioglossum | Ophioglossum pendulum | ribbon fern

Adder's-tongue In Webster's Dictionary

\Ad"der's-tongue`\, n. (Bot.) (a) A genus of ferns ({Ophioglossum}), whose seeds are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue. (b) The yellow dogtooth violet. --Gray.

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