earth tongue

noun

Any ascomycete fungus (more exactly its fruiting body) of the genus Geoglossum.

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Meanings

nounearth tongue (plural earth tongues)

plural earth tongues · alternative earthtongue · alternative earth-tongue

  1. Any ascomycete fungus (more exactly its fruiting body) of the genus Geoglossum.

Origin

  1. translingualGeoglossum
  2. Englishearth tongue

Calque of translingual Geoglossum.

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APA

earth tongue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earth%20tongue

MLA

“earth tongue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earth%20tongue. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “earth tongue,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earth%20tongue.

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