hound's tongue
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hound's tongue
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From Middle English houndestonge, from Old English hundes tunge (“hound’s tongue (cynoglossum officinale)”), a calque of Latin cynoglossos, itself from Ancient Greek κυνόγλωσσον (kunóglōsson, literally “hound’s tongue”). Compare Dutch hondstong, German Hundszunge.
noun hound's tongues · houndstongue · hound's-tongue
- Any member of the genus Cynoglossum of small-flowered herbs and shrubs of the Old World.
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In particular, the biennial weed Cynoglossum officinale, which has soft tongue-shaped leaves and an offensive odour, and which bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles.
Similar: dog's tongue, rib
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noun Cynoglossum officinale
| Español | lengua de perro |
|---|---|
| Français | cynoglosse |
| Deutsch | Hundszunge |
| Română | atrățel, otrățel |
| Русский | черноко́рень лека́рственный černokórenʹ lekárstvennyj |
| العربية | لِسَان الكَلْب lisān al-kalb |
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title = {hound's tongue},
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