Akademik

tongueflower

noun

orchid having blue to purple flowers with tongue-shaped or strap-shaped protuberances (calli) at the lip base

• Syn: ↑tongue-flower

• Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant

• Member Holonyms: ↑Glossodia, ↑genus Glossodia

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun

Etymology: so called from its tongue-shaped lip

1. : an Australian orchid of the genus Glossodia

2. : a plant or flower of the genus Glossopetalon (family Celastraceae)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.