Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adder's tongue

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: adder's -tongue
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several ferns in the genus Ophioglossum, whose spores are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A lily in the genus Erythronium, other common names of which include fawn lily, trout lily and dog's tooth violet.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Hart's tongue (fern) (Asplenium scolopendrium, syn. Phyllitis scolopendrium).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

early-purple orchid, early spring orchis Orchis mascula

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

adder's tongues (plural)

Synonyms

serpent's tongue snake's tongue adder's tongue fern

Questions

What does adder's tongue mean?: Any of several ferns in the genus Ophioglossum, whose spores are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue.

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