houndstongue

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A form of hound's tongue — Any member of the genus Cynoglossum of small-flowered herbs and shrubs of the Old World.

OriginMiddle English houndestonge →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounhoundstongue (plural houndstongues)

plural houndstongues

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hound's tongue.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishhoundestonge
  2. Englishhoundstongue

From Middle English houndestonge; equivalent to hound + -s- + tongue.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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