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hound's-tongue

hound's-tongue
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [houndz-tuhng]
    • /ˈhaʊndzˌtʌŋ/
    • /haʊndz tʌŋ /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [houndz-tuhng]
    • /ˈhaʊndzˌtʌŋ/

Definitions of hound's-tongue word

  • noun hound's-tongue any of various plants belonging to the genus Cynoglossum, of the borage family, especially C. officinale, having coarse, tongue-shaped leaves, dull purple flowers, and prickly nutlets. 1
  • noun hound's-tongue any boraginaceous weedy plant of the genus Cynoglossum, esp the Eurasian C. officinale, which has small reddish-purple flowers and spiny fruits 0
  • noun hound's-tongue any of a genus (Cynoglossum) of weedy plants of the borage family, with white, blue, or reddish flowers and hairy, tongue-shaped leaves 0
  • noun hound's-tongue Alternative form of hound's tongue. 0
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Origin of hound's-tongue

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hundestunge, translation of Latin cynoglōssos < Greek kynóglōssos, kynóglōsson (adj.) literally, dog-tongued

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Parts of speech for Hound's-tongue

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hound's-tongue popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 61% 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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