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adders tongue

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ad⋅der's-tongue

[ad-erz-tuhng]
–noun
1. a fern of the genus Ophioglossum, having one or sometimes two sterile leaves and a fruiting spike.
2. any of several American dogtooth violets.

dogtooth violet

–noun
1. Also called adder's-tongue, trout lily. any of several North American lilies of the genus Erythronium, having nodding flowers and usually mottled leaves.
2. a related Old World plant, E. dens-canis, having purplish flowers.

Origin:
1620–30
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