bird's-tongue

noun

plural bird's-tongues

1

: joint grass sense 1

2

: scarlet pimpernel

3

: a common European maple (Acer campestre) used as an ornamental

4

: a stitchwort (Alsine holostea)

Word History

Etymology

so called from the shape of the leaves

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