“adder 's”

The following 9 entries include the term adder 's.

adder's-tongue

noun

: any of a genus (Ophioglossum, family Ophioglossaceae) of small ferns having a spore-bearing stalk resembling a serpent's tongue

adder's-fern

noun

: the common polypody (Polypodium vulgare)

adder's-flower

noun

adder's meat

noun

adder's mouth

noun

: an orchid of the genus Malaxis

green adder's mouth

noun

: a low North American herb (Malaxis unifolia) having a solitary leaf and flowers with reflexed petals that resemble threads

white adder's-mouth

noun

: a small North American terrestrial orchid (Malaxis brachypoda) with a single leaf and a spike of greenish white flowers

white adder's-tongue

noun

: a white-flowered dogtooth violet (Erythronium albidum) found in mountainous woods of eastern North America

yellow adder's-tongue

noun

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