Tongue fern: 1 definition
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Tongue fern means something in biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Tongue fern in English is the name of a plant defined with Pyrrosia lingua in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Polypodium taiwanensis Christ (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Abhandlungen der Königlichen Böhmischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften (1851)
· Res. Bull. Fac. Educ. Oita Univ., Nat. Sci. (1983)
· Journal of Japanese Botany (1995)
· Botanical Magazine, or ‘Flower-Garden Displayed’ (1969)
· Mémoires de la Société Linnéenne de Paris (1827)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1827)
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Tongue, Fern.
Ends with: Common tongue fern.
Full-text: Common tongue fern, Hanging adder's tongue fern.
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