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单词 monkey orchid
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Definition of monkey orchid in English:

monkey orchid

noun ˈmʌŋkɪ ˌɔːkɪd
  • 1A Eurasian orchid of calcareous grassland, Orchis simia (now very rare in Britain), in which the lip of the flower is lobed so as to resemble the figure of a monkey.

  • 2An epiphytic orchid of tropical South America, Coryanthes macrantha.

Origin

1920s. From monkey + orchid, so named on account of the shape of the lips of the flower.

Definition of monkey orchid in US English:

monkey orchid

nounˈmʌŋkɪ ˌɔːkɪd
  • 1A Eurasian orchid of calcareous grassland, Orchis simia (now very rare in Britain), in which the lip of the flower is lobed so as to resemble the figure of a monkey.

  • 2An epiphytic orchid of tropical South America, Coryanthes macrantha.

Origin

1920s. From monkey + orchid, so named on account of the shape of the lips of the flower.

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