Hound's-tongue

n.

1.

(Bot.) A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale), with soft tongue-shaped leaves, and an offensive odor. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles. Called also dog's-tongue.

Noun	1.	hound's-tongue - perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers Synonyms: Cynoglossum virginaticum
	2.	hound's-tongue - biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers Synonyms: Cynoglossum officinale

Cynoglossum, Cynoglossum virginaticum, genus Cynoglossum, herb, herbaceous plant