leek orchid

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English

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Tarengo leek orchid, Prasophyllum petilum.

Etymology

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From leek +‎ orchid, a partial calque of translingual Prasophyllum n (literally leek-leaf). Derived from Ancient Greek πρᾰ́σον n (práson, leek) +‎ translingual -phyllum n (leaf).

Noun

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leek orchid (plural leek orchids)

  1. Any orchid of the genus Prasophyllum.

See also

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