hart's-tongue

or harts-tongue

[ hahrts-tuhng ]
/ ˈhɑrtsˌtʌŋ /

noun

a fern, Phyllitis scolopendrium, having long, leathery, wavy-edged leaves.

Origin of hart's-tongue

First recorded in 1275–1325, hart's-tongue is from the Middle English word hertis tonge. See hart, 's1, tongue

Words nearby hart's-tongue

harsh, harshen, harslet, harstad, hart, hart's-tongue, hartack, hartal, harte, hartebeest, hartford

British Dictionary definitions for hart's-tongue

hart's-tongue

noun

an evergreen Eurasian fern, Asplenium scolopendrium, with narrow undivided fronds bearing rows of sori: family Polypodiaceae