HOUND'S-TONGUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hound's-tongue mean? 

• HOUND'S-TONGUE (noun)
  The noun HOUND'S-TONGUE has 2 senses:

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

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

  Familiarity information: HOUND'S-TONGUE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOUND'S-TONGUE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cynoglossum virginaticum; hound's-tongue

Hypernyms ("hound's-tongue" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("hound's-tongue" is a member of...):

Cynoglossum; genus Cynoglossum (a large genus of tall rough herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cynoglossum officinale; hound's-tongue

Hypernyms ("hound's-tongue" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("hound's-tongue" is a member of...):

Cynoglossum; genus Cynoglossum (a large genus of tall rough herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae)