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GREENHOOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does greenhood mean? 

GREENHOOD (noun)
  The noun GREENHOOD has 1 sense:

1. any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hoodplay

  Familiarity information: GREENHOOD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GREENHOOD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

greenhood; helmet orchid

Hypernyms ("greenhood" 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 ("greenhood" is a member of...):

genus Pterostylis; Pterostylis (genus of terrestrial orchids of Australia and New Zealand and western Pacific)


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