hart's-tongue
- noun
- /hɑrtsˈtʌŋ/
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lengua de ciervo
- Gardeners sometimes plant hart's-tongue for its attractive, glossy foliage and tolerance of dense shade.
- hart's-tongue fern
Examples
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The shady woodland was dotted with hart's-tongue growing among mossy rocks.
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Botanists admired the unique appearance of the hart's-tongue fern during their field study.
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The hart's-tongue fern thrives in shaded areas.
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I found a beautiful hart's-tongue in the forest.
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Gardeners often plant hart's-tongue because it thrives in shady spots and has beautiful fronds.
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In the damp, cool forest, the hart's-tongue fern added a lush touch to the undergrowth.
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The hart's-tongue features long, narrow leaves that stand out among the ferns in the garden.
Synonyms
A fern from Europe and Asia with long tongue-shaped leaves that grows in moist shade
A fern with long green leaves shaped like a tongue that grows in damp places
A fern with long flat leathery leaves that grows in shade
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word hart's-tongue comes from hart meaning 'deer' and the familiar word tongue meaning 'tongue'. Gardeners named the fern this because its long, flat leaves look like a deer's tongue, so the name helps you remember its shape.
