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adder's tongue(US also adder-tongue) noun1A fern having a single pointed oval frond and a straight spore-bearing stem.- Genus Ophioglossum, family Ophioglossaceae, in particular O. vulgatum.
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....- The general conclusion was that the impact of the first year's cattle grazing had helped the adder's tongue fern to thrive.
- Since they sprout from perennial caudices, the adder's tongue ferns were presumably established in the chamise understory.
2 North American term for dog's-tooth violet.Adder's tongue is a perennial plant that grows to 1 foot high. |