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单词 anguloa
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anguloan.

Brit. /aŋɡjᵿˈləʊə/, U.S. /ˌæŋɡjʊˈloʊə/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin anguloa.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Anguloa, genus name ( H. Ruiz & J. Pavon Florae Peruvianae et Chilensis Prodromus (1794) I. 118) < the name of Francisco de Angulo (d. 1815), Director General of Mines in Peru (1788–1815) and amateur botanist + scientific Latin -a -a suffix1.Compare Spanish angulóa (1794).
Botany.
Any orchid of the South American genus Anguloa, the members of which have large, fragrant, usually white or yellow flowers with a small, movable lip which is almost concealed by the converging sepals and petals. Also (in form Anguloa): the genus itself.Also called cradle orchid or tulip orchid.
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1819 A. Rees Cycl. XXXIX Anguloa, in Botany, named in honour of Francis de Angulo, a Spanish naturalist.
1825 W. J. Hooker Exotic Flora II. No. 90/91 I know of no individual of this family which has flowers so splendid and so curious,..except it be an Anguloa.
1882 Garden 11 Mar. 168/2 Anguloas of all the different species ought to be potted.
1962 Amateur Gardening 7 Apr. 6/1 The anguloas, or Cradle orchids, are so named from the movable lip which bears a fanciful resemblance to a rocking cradle.
2017 J. L. Schiff Rare & Exotic Orchids 51/1 Anguloas are mostly terrestrial,..have highly scented waxy flowers, and are deciduous in winter.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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