deertongue

Aromatic woodland plant

Deertongue is a North American plant with broad, tongue-shaped leaves that smell of vanilla when dried.

The leaves have been used to flavor tobacco and as a fixative in perfumes.

Also called vanilla leaf or wild vanilla.

The deertongue growing along the creek bank gave off a sweet scent.

herbal

vanilla

Orchid pod extract

ethnobotany · medicinal · herbalism · infusion · tisane · sachet · potpourri · flavoring · tobacco · sweetgrass

botanical

vanilla

Orchid pod extract

woodland · wildflower · shade-tolerant · foliage · groundcover · naturalize · ornamental · basal · lance-shaped · native

Family

deer, tongue, tongues, tongued, tongueless, tongue-tied

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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G