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(noun) any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood |
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Synonyms: greenhood |
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Related Words: orchid, orchidaceous plant |
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(noun) any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process |
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Synonyms: helmetflower |
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Related Words: orchid, orchidaceous plant |
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