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Meaning of adder's tongue | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Any of several ferns in the genus Ophioglossum, whose spores are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue.
  2. A lily in the genus Erythronium, other common names of which include fawn lily, trout lily and dog's tooth violet.
  3. Hart's tongue (fern) (Asplenium scolopendrium, syn. Phyllitis scolopendrium).
  4. early-purple orchid, early spring orchis Orchis mascula

Equivalents

Cymraeg tafod y neidr
Deutsch Natternzunge
Íslenska naðurtunga
日本語 ハナワラビ属
Nederlands addertong
Polski nasięźrzał
Русский ужовник
Türkçe yılandili

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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