adder's-tongue

A form of adder's tongue — Any of several ferns in the genus Ophioglossum, whose spores are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue.

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Meanings

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

plural adder's-tongues

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of adder's tongue.
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adder's-tongue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adder's-tongue

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adder's-tongue,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adder's-tongue.

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