deer's tongue
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
- A plant native to the southeastern US, Trilisa odoratissima, whose fleshy leaves give out a fragrance resembling vanilla.
- 1861, Alphonso Wood, A class-book of botany […] :
- L. odoratissima Willd. VANILLA-PLANT. DEER'S-TONGUE.
- A not closely related plant native to the northwestern US and western Canada, Achlys triphylla, which also has a vanilla-like fragrance.
References[edit]
“Deer's-tongue”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.