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hart's-tongue

or harts-tongue

[ hahrts-tuhng ]
/ ˈhɑrtsˌtʌŋ /

noun

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

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Origin of hart's-tongue

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

Words nearby hart's-tongue

Hartmannella, Hartmann's operation, Hartnell, Hartnup disease, hartshorn, hart's-tongue, harum-scarum, Harun al-Rashid, Harunobu, haruspex, haruspicy
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British Dictionary definitions for hart's-tongue

hart's-tongue

noun

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