hound's tongue

== English == === Alternative forms === houndstongue, hound's-tongue === Etymology === From Middle English houndestonge, from Old English hundes tunge (“hound’s tongue (cynoglossum officinale)”), a calque of Latin cynoglossos, itself from Ancient Greek κυνόγλωσσον (kunóglōsson, literally “hound’s tongue”). Compare Dutch hondstong, German Hundszunge. === Noun === hound's tongue (plural hound's tongues) Any of genus Cynoglossum of small-flowered herbs and shrubs of the Old World especially, a biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale) with soft tongue-shaped leaves and an offensive odour. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles. Synonym: dog's tongue ==== Synonyms ==== rib (plant) ==== Derived terms ==== Australian hound's tongue (Cynoglossum australe) blue hound's tongue (Cynoglossum creticum) Drakensberg hound's tongue (Cynoglossum austroafricanum) fuzzy hound's tongue (Cynoglossum obtusicalyx) green hound's tongue (Cynoglossum germanicum) magenta hound's tongue (Cynoglossum hispidum) small hound's tongue (Cynoglossum lanceolatum) soft hound's tongue (Cynoglossum spelaeum)) woolly hound's tongue (Cynoglossum alticola) ==== Translations ==== === References === “hound's tongue”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. hound's tongue on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cynoglossum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Cynoglossum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons