hart's-tongue

or harts-tongue

[ hahrts-tuhng ]

noun
  1. a fern, Phyllitis scolopendrium, having long, leathery, wavy-edged leaves.

Origin of hart's-tongue

1
First recorded in 1275–1325, hart's-tongue is from Middle English hertis tonge. See hart, 's1, tongue

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British Dictionary definitions for hart's-tongue

hart's-tongue

noun
  1. an evergreen Eurasian fern, Asplenium scolopendrium, with narrow undivided fronds bearing rows of sori: family Polypodiaceae

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