English Explanatory Dictionary

helmet orchid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various orchids with helmet-shaped flowers, of genera Coryanthes, Corybas, Cranichis, Nematoceras, and Pterostylis.

Word forms

helmet orchid helmet orchids

Etymology

Calque of translingual Corybas, though an incorrect calque, as the taxonomic name is from Ancient Greek Κορῠ́βᾱς (Korŭ́bās), not κόρῠς (kórŭs, “helmet”).

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