greenhood
greenhood · greenhoods
Any of the genus Pterostylis of orchids of Australasia and the southwest PacificAny of the genus Pterostylis of orchids of Australasia and the southwest Pacific.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of the genus Pterostylis of orchids of Australasia and the southwest Pacific.
More definitions
- 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
Origin
From green + hood.From green + hood.
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Forms
plural: greenhoods| Singular | greenhood |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:helmet orchid
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedrustyhood
Derivedshy greenhood