Definition for Adder (-s)

adder (-s), adj. [OE nædre, serpent, venom.] (webplay: Adder's tongue).

Phrase. “Adder Tongue”: adder's-tongue; plant whose seeds are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue; [metonymy; word play] poisonous snake; venomous serpent.

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