HOUND'S-TONGUE - Definition

Pronunciation:		'houndz`tung
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers [n] perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers

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	Synonyms:	Cynoglossum officinale, Cynoglossum virginaticum

	See Also:	Cynoglossum, genus Cynoglossum, herb, herbaceous plant

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Hound's"-tongue`\, n. [AS. hundes tunge.] (Bot.) A biennial weed ({Cynoglossum officinale}), with soft tongue-shaped leaves, and an offensive odor. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles. Called also {dog's-tongue}.