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hart's-tongue

hart's-tongue
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahrts-tuhng]
    • /ˈhɑrtsˌtʌŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahrts-tuhng]
    • /ˈhɑrtsˌtʌŋ/

Definitions of hart's-tongue word

  • noun hart's-tongue a fern, Phyllitis scolopendrium, having long, leathery, wavy-edged leaves. 1
  • noun hart's-tongue an evergreen Eurasian fern, Asplenium scolopendrium, with narrow undivided fronds bearing rows of sori: family Polypodiaceae 0
  • noun hart's-tongue a fern (Phyllitis scolopendrium) with narrow, simple fronds, found in Europe, Asia, and NE North America 0

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Origin of hart's-tongue

First appearance:

before 1275
One of the 13% oldest English words
First recorded in 1275-1325, hart's-tongue is from the Middle English word hertis tonge. See hart, 's1, tongue

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Parts of speech for Hart's-tongue

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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hart's-tongue popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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