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Arethusa, n. Bot.
Brit. |ˌarɪˈθjuːzə|, U.S. |ˌɛrəˈθuzə|
[‹ scientific Latin Arethusa, genus name (J. F. Gronovius Flora Virginica (1743) II. 184) ‹ classical Latin Arethūsa, name of a nymph, and of a spring at Syracuse associated with her in legend.]
A genus of orchids of the temperate northern hemisphere, now restricted to the single species A. bulbosa (dragon's mouth orchid), which is a rare bog plant of eastern North America with a magenta (or, rarely, white) flower; (also arethusa) an orchid of this genus, or formerly included in it.
Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Species plantarum (1753) 950. Other species formerly placed in this genus are now classified in other genera including Pogonia and Eleorchis.
1764J. Berkenhout Clavis Anglica Linguæ Bot. sig. Q3v, Orchideæ..consists of the following genera, viz., Orchis, Satyrium,..Limodorum, Arethusa. 1792W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina (ed. 2) iii. iii. 340 At this rural retirement were assembled a charming circle of mountain vegetable beauties;..Cypripedium, Arethusa, Ophrys, Sanguinaria..&c. 1847J. H. Mather Geogr. State N.Y. 33 Arethusa, Pogonia,..and the graceful White Lady's Tress are not less deserving a place in the garden. 1881Harper's Mag. Dec. 80/2 All who love the hemlock woods will remember the..sweet-scented arethusa, with its lovely purple blossom. 1968J. McPhee Pine Barrens (1988) viii. 127 Twenty three kinds of orchids grow in the Pine Barrens, including..the white arethusa, the rose pogonia, and the helleborine. 2005N.Y. Times (National ed.) 14 Apr. d2/1 Even if they were plentiful, arethusas would be off limits to gardeners because they are almost impossible to domesticate and very slow to bloom. |