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单词 adder's tongue
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Definition of adder's tongue in English:

adder's tongue

(US adder-tongue)
noun
  • 1A fern having a single pointed oval frond and a straight spore-bearing stem.

    Genus Ophioglossum, family Ophioglossaceae, in particular O. vulgatum

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In it grow such ferns as adder's tongue fern, bog fern, Christmas fern, crested fern, Goldie's fern, maidenhair fern, New York fern, ostrich fern, and spinulose woodfern.
    • Since they sprout from perennial caudices, the adder's tongue ferns were presumably established in the chamise understory.
    • The general conclusion was that the impact of the first year's cattle grazing had helped the adder's tongue fern to thrive.
    • Over 103 species of grasses and herbs have been recorded in the meadows including green-winged orchid, common spotted orchid, adder's tongue, pepper-saxifrage, yellow rattle and saw-wort.
    • We have beautiful new note cards depicting fetid adder's tongues, woodland wildflowers, northwest conifers, and Mill Valley lichens.
  • 2North American

    another term for dog's-tooth violet, especially a trout lily
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Adder's tongue is a perennial plant that grows to 1 foot high.
 
 

Definition of adder's tongue in US English:

adder's tongue

noun
  • 1A widely distributed atypical fern that has a single pointed oval leaf and a straight unbranched spore-bearing stem.

    Genus Ophioglossum, family Ophioglossaceae, in particular O. vulgatum

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Since they sprout from perennial caudices, the adder's tongue ferns were presumably established in the chamise understory.
    • We have beautiful new note cards depicting fetid adder's tongues, woodland wildflowers, northwest conifers, and Mill Valley lichens.
    • Over 103 species of grasses and herbs have been recorded in the meadows including green-winged orchid, common spotted orchid, adder's tongue, pepper-saxifrage, yellow rattle and saw-wort.
    • The general conclusion was that the impact of the first year's cattle grazing had helped the adder's tongue fern to thrive.
    • In it grow such ferns as adder's tongue fern, bog fern, Christmas fern, crested fern, Goldie's fern, maidenhair fern, New York fern, ostrich fern, and spinulose woodfern.
  • 2North American

    another term for dogtooth violet, especially a trout lily
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Adder's tongue is a perennial plant that grows to 1 foot high.
 
 
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