Gymnadenia

noun

Gym·​na·​de·​nia

ˌjimnəˈdēnēə

: a genus of European terrestrial orchids having greenish flowers with the lip of the corolla entire

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from gymn- + Greek adēn gland + New Latin -ia

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