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TONGUE-FLOWER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tongue-flower mean? 

TONGUE-FLOWER (noun)
  The noun TONGUE-FLOWER has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: TONGUE-FLOWER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TONGUE-FLOWER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

tongue-flower; tongueflower

Hypernyms ("tongue-flower" 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 ("tongue-flower" is a member of...):

genus Glossodia; Glossodia (small genus of Australian orchids)


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