hart's-tongue

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahrts-tuhng]
- /ˈhɑrtsˌtʌŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahrts-tuhng]
- /ˈhɑrtsˌtʌŋ/

Definitions of hart's-tongue word

noun hart's-tongue a fern, Phyllitis scolopendrium, having long, leathery, wavy-edged leaves. 1
noun hart's-tongue an evergreen Eurasian fern, Asplenium scolopendrium, with narrow undivided fronds bearing rows of sori: family Polypodiaceae 0
noun hart's-tongue a fern (Phyllitis scolopendrium) with narrow, simple fronds, found in Europe, Asia, and NE North America 0

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Origin of hart's-tongue

First appearance:

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

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

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hart's-tongue popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.