Caladenia

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Translingual

Caladenia carnea (type species)

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Etymology

The name (Caladenia) is derived from the Ancient Greek words kalos meaning "beautiful"[1] and aden meaning "a gland"[2] referring to the colourful labellum of the orchids in this genus.[3]

Proper noun

Caladenia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – most of the orchids called spider orchids.

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References

  1. ^ Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956) The Composition of Scientific Words, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, page 131
  2. ^ Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956) The Composition of Scientific Words, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, page 369
  3. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000) CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names (Volume 1: A - C), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, →ISBN, page 389