hound's tongue

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of genus Cynoglossum of small-flowered herbs and shrubs of the Old World
  2. Any of genus Cynoglossum of small-flowered herbs and shrubs of the Old World; especially, a biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale) with soft tongue-shaped leaves and an offensive odour. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles.

词形变化

hound's tongues plural houndstongue alternative hound's-tongue alternative

词源

From Middle English houndestonge, from Old English hundes tunge (“hound’s tongue (cynoglossum officinale)”), a calque of Latin cynoglossos, itself from Ancient Greek κυνόγλωσσον (kunóglōsson, literally “hound’s tongue”). Compare Dutch hondstong, German Hundszunge.
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