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‖ odontoglossum Bot.|əʊˌdɒntəʊˈglɒsəm|
[mod.L., f. Gr. ὀδούς (see odonto-) + γλῶσσα, γλῶττα tongue.]
A genus of orchids having flowers remarkable for their size and the beauty of their colours; also, a plant or flower of this genus.
1880Ouida Moths I. 178 Vere looked up from the golden blossoms of an Odontoglossum. 1891Athenæum 4 July 40/2 Mr. R. A. Rolfe showed two hybrid odontoglossums.
So oˈdontoglot, rare anglicized form of prec.
1879J. W. Boddam-Whetham Roracina xxi. 240 The heavier odour of a chocolate-tinted odontoglot. |