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hart's tongue

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The fern Asplenium scolopendrium.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Middle English hartisstonge, hertestong, hertez tonge, hertis tonge, hertistonge, hertis tounge, hertt tong, hertys tonge, hertystungge.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: tongvaren — Asplenium scolopendrium
  • Finnish: hirvenkieli — Asplenium scolopendrium
  • French: langue de cerf — Asplenium scolopendrium
  • French: scolopendre — Asplenium scolopendrium
  • Galician: cervúa — Asplenium scolopendrium
  • Galician: cerviña — Asplenium scolopendrium
  • Galician: lingua cerviña — Asplenium scolopendrium
  • Ancient Greek: σκολοπένδριον (skolopéndrion) — Asplenium scolopendrium
  • Ancient Greek: φυλλῖτις (phullîtis) — Asplenium scolopendrium
  • Japanese: 小谷渡 (kotaniwatari) — Asplenium scolopendrium
  • Polish: zanokcica języcznik — Asplenium scolopendrium
  • Russian: костене́ц сколопе́ндровый (kostenéc skolopéndrovyj) — Asplenium scolopendrium
  • Russian: листови́к обыкнове́нный (listovík obyknovénnyj) — Asplenium scolopendrium
  • Russian: листовик сколопе́ндровый (listovik skolopéndrovyj) — Asplenium scolopendrium
  • Russian: оле́ний язы́к (olénij jazýk) — Asplenium scolopendrium
  • Ottoman Turkish: آلتون اوتی (altın otu) — Asplenium scolopendrium