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adder's-tongue
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Definitions ofadder's-tongue
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- Any of several ferns in the genus Ophioglossum, whose spores are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue.
Synonyms: "serpent's tongue", "snake's tongue"
- A lily in the genus Erythronium, other common names of which include fawn lily, trout lily and dog's tooth violet.
- Hart's tongue (fern) (Asplenium scolopendrium, syn. Phyllitis scolopendrium).
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