TONGUE-FLOWER

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

tongue-flower; tongueflower

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("tongue-flower" is a kind of...):

orchid; orchidaceous plant (any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors)

Holonyms ("tongue-flower" is a member of...):

genus Glossodia; Glossodia (small genus of Australian orchids)

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