addertong

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of adder (“adder”) +‎ tong (“tongue”); compare English adder's tongue, translingual Ophioglossum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑ.dərˌtɔŋ/
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Noun

addertong f (plural addertongen, diminutive addertongetje n)

  1. adder's tongue (fern of genus Ophioglossum)
  2. (particularly) synonym of gewone addertong (“Ophioglossum vulgatum”)

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