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Hound's-tongue

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Noun

1. cynoglossum virginaticum, hound's-tongue

perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers

2. cynoglossum officinale, hound's-tongue

biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers

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Hound's-tongue

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noun
any boraginaceous weedy plant of the genus Cynoglossum, esp the Eurasian C. officinale, which has small reddish-purple flowers and spiny fruits
. Also called: dog's-tongue

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Hound's-tongue

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noun
any of a genus (Cynoglossum) of weedy plants of the borage family, with white, blue, or reddish flowers and hairy, tongue-shaped leaves

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Hound's-tongue

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n.
Any of several Eurasian plants of the genus Cynoglossum, having hairy leaves, small reddish-purple flowers, and prickly clinging fruit.

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