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TONGUEFLOWER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tongueflower mean?
• TONGUEFLOWER (noun)
The noun TONGUEFLOWER has 1 sense:
1. orchid having blue to purple flowers with tongue-shaped or strap-shaped protuberances (calli) at the lip base
Familiarity information: TONGUEFLOWER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("tongueflower" 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 ("tongueflower" is a member of...):
genus Glossodia; Glossodia (small genus of Australian orchids)
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