saccolabium

noun

sac·​co·​la·​bi·​um

ˌsakōˈlābēəm

1

capitalized : a genus of epiphytic orchids of the East Indies and the Malay archipelago having racemose flowers with a flat spreading perianth and a lip with a saccate base

2

plural saccolabia

-ēə

or saccolabiums : any plant or flower of the genus Saccolabium

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from sacc- + labium

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