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hound's tongue en · NOUN

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.

Meanings

1. Any member of the genus Cynoglossum of small-flowered herbs and shrubs of the Old World.
2. Any member of the genus Cynoglossum of small-flowered herbs and shrubs of the Old World. ▸ In particular, the biennial weed Cynoglossum officinale, which has soft tongue-shaped leaves and an offensive odour, and which bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles.

Forms

Deriveds

Drakensberg hound's tongue · woolly hound's tongue · soft hound's tongue) · Australian hound's tongue · blue hound's tongue · green hound's tongue · small hound's tongue · magenta hound's tongue · fuzzy hound's tongue

Synonyms

dog's tongue · rib

Translations (19)

bg мишина (Cynoglossum officinale) · fa سگزبان (Cynoglossum officinale) · ca llengua de ca (Cynoglossum officinale) · ro atrățel (Cynoglossum officinale) · fi koirankieli (Cynoglossum officinale) · fi rohtokoirankieli (Cynoglossum officinale) · bg наумка (Cynoglossum officinale) · fr cynoglosse (Cynoglossum officinale) · ar لِسَان الكَلْب (Cynoglossum officinale) · es lengua de perro (Cynoglossum officinale) · ga teanga chon (Cynoglossum officinale) · sv hundtunga (Cynoglossum officinale) · grc κυνόγλωσσον (Cynoglossum officinale) · de Hundszunge (Cynoglossum officinale) · ro otrățel (Cynoglossum officinale) · ru черноко́рень лека́рственный (Cynoglossum officinale) · ga leadhb ghadhair (Cynoglossum officinale) · enm houndestonge (Cynoglossum officinale) · ang hundes tunge (Cynoglossum officinale)