| 单词 | frog orchid |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfrog orchid frog orchid n. a perennial orchid, Coeloglossum viride (formerly Orchis viridis), found in moist habitats and grassland in North America and western Europe, having spikes of pale green to red-brown flowers with a three-lobed strap-like lip, supposed to resemble a leaping frog. ΚΠ 1883 Times 16 May 1/2 (advt.) Orchids.—The Frog Orchid, in flower. 1963 Jrnl. Ecol. 51 179 The late-flowering frog orchid, Coeloglossum viride, was less affected [by rabbits] perhaps because there was an abundance of palatable herbage during its growing season. 1996 R. Mabey Flora Britannica 442/2 Frog orchid, Coeloglossum viride, is more like a diminutive twayblade than a frog. < as lemmas |
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