adder's tongue

adder's tongue

See also: adder's-tongue

English

adder's tongue fern
Ophioglossum vulgatum

adder's tongue lily
Erythronium americanum

Noun

adder's tongue (countable and uncountable, plural adder's tongues)

1. Any of several ferns in the genus Ophioglossum, whose spores are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue.
2. A lily in the genus Erythronium, other common names of which include fawn lily, trout lily and dog's tooth violet.
3. Hart's tongue (fern) (Asplenium scolopendrium, syn. Phyllitis scolopendrium).

Hyponyms

• (Erythronium): trout lily, dog's-tooth violet

Translations

fern of the genus Ophioglossum

Finnish: käärmeenkieli (fi) Icelandic: naðurtunga (is) f Japanese: ハナワラビ属 (hanawarabi zoku)

Polish: nasięźrzał m Russian: ужо́вник (ru) m (užóvnik)

lily of the genus Erythronium — see trout lily

Asplenium scolopendrium — see hart's tongue

References

• adder's tongue at OneLook Dictionary Search
• adder's tongue in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.