Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hound's-tongue

2 senses of hound's-tongue

Sense 1
hound's-tongue, Cynoglossum virginaticum -- (perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Sense 2
hound's-tongue, Cynoglossum officinale -- (biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)