Tipularia

noun

Tip·​u·​lar·​ia

ˌtipyəˈla(a)rēə

: a genus of delicate terrestrial orchids with solid bulbs that produce in late summer a racemose scape of greenish purple flowers and in autumn a single ovate purple leaf which persists through winter see crane-fly orchid

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Tipula + -aria; from the supposed resemblance of the flower to the crane fly

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