ophioglossum Known as adder's tongue, or snake tongue, it is a genus of about 25-30 species of Ophioglossales in the family Ophioglossaceae, with a cosmopolitan but primarily tropical and subtropical distribution. Adder's tongues are so-called because the spore-bearing stalk is thought to resemble a snake's tongue. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1485/2