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hound's-tongue
[ houndz-tuhng ]
noun
- any of various plants belonging to the genus Cynoglossum, of the borage family, especially C. officinale, having coarse, tongue-shaped leaves, dull purple flowers, and prickly nutlets.
hound's-tongue
noun
- any boraginaceous weedy plant of the genus Cynoglossum, esp the Eurasian C. officinale, which has small reddish-purple flowers and spiny fruits Also calleddog's-tongue
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hound's-tongue1
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hundestunge, translation of Latin cynoglōssos < Greek kynóglōssos, kynóglōsson (adj.) literally, dog-tongued
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hound's-tongue1
Old English hundestunge, translation of Latin cynoglōssos, from Greek kunoglōssos, from kuōn dog + glōssa tongue; referring to the shape of its leaves
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Example Sentences
Robert Turner states that Hounds Tongue cures the biting of dogs, either mad or tame.
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The bright hounds-tongue looks merely like a spot of bright paint; but a young violet glows like painted glass.
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