cynoglossum officinale

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Cynoglossum officinale
    n 1: biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse
         tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers [syn:
         {hound's-tongue}, {Cynoglossum officinale}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hound's-tongue \Hound's"-tongue`\, n. [AS. hundes tunge.] (Bot.)
   A biennial weed ({Cynoglossum officinale}), with soft
   tongue-shaped leaves, and an offensive odor. It bears nutlets
   covered with barbed or hooked prickles. Called also
   {dog's-tongue}.
   [1913 Webster]