Cynoglossum (sin-o-glos's um)

A genus of boraginaceous herbs of the north temperate zone. C. majus, C. of ficin ale. Common hound's tongue, a biennial species common in Europe and the United States. The leaves and root, especially the latter, have been employed in a variety of conditions. C. virgin i cum. Wild comfrey; a hairy plant found in woods and thickets from Vermont to Virginia. It has properties similar to those of C. of ficin ale. [Gr., kyon, a dog, + glo a, the tongue.] Cynomor coccine ium um). um (si-no-mo'rium cok-si-ne' The scarlet fungus of Malta, formerly highly valued as a styptic maand astringent. [Gr., kyon, a dog, + Fr., morion, from Sp., morra, the crown of the head.]