hartstongue

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A form of hart's tongue — The fern Asplenium scolopendrium.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounhartstongue (countable and uncountable, plural hartstongues)

plural hartstongues

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of hart's tongue.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishhertistonge
  2. Englishhartstongue

From Middle English hertistonge; equivalent to hart + -s- + tongue.

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APA

hartstongue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hartstongue

MLA

“hartstongue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hartstongue. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hartstongue,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hartstongue.

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