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    TONGUEFLOWER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    tongue-flower; tongueflower

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("tongueflower" 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 ("tongueflower" is a member of...):

    genus Glossodia; Glossodia (small genus of Australian orchids)

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