deer's tongue

English

Noun

deer's tongue

1. 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.

2. A not closely related plant native to the northwestern US and western Canada, Achlys triphylla, which also has a vanilla-like fragrance.

References

“Deer's-tongue”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.