greenhood Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun 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
helmet orchid.
WordNet
Green"head` noun
Definitions
(Zoöl.) (a) The mallard. (b) The striped bass. See Bass .
Green"head, Green"hood noun
(Also<
- Greenhead
- Greenhood
)
Definitions
A state of greenness; verdancy. Chaucer.
