miltonia

noun

mil·​to·​nia

milˈtōnēə

1

capitalized : a genus of tropical American orchids having flowers with a large unlobed labellum and flat spreading perianth see pansy orchid

2

plural -s : a plant or flower of the genus Miltonia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Charles W.W.Fitzwilliam, Viscount Milton †1857 English statesman + New Latin -ia

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