goodyeran.
/ɡʊˈdjɪərə/, /ɡʊˈdjɛːrə/, U.S. /ɡʊˈdjɪrə/, /ɡʊˈdjɛrə/ Any of numerous small terrestrial orchids constituting the widespread genus Goodyera (also called rattlesnake plantain in North America); esp. (more fully creeping goodyera) creeping lady's tresses, G. repens, of coniferous forests and bogs in both northern Europe and northern North America. Also (in form Goodyera): the genus itself.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > orchids > helleborine or lady's tresses
lady's traces1548
orchis1578
sweet orchis1578
butterfly orchis1597
triple Lady's traces1611
goodyera1813
lady's tresses1820
1813 W. T. Aiton Hortus Kewensis (ed. 2) V. 198 [Goodyera] repens... Creeping Goodyera.
1862 C. Darwin On Var. Contrivances Orchids Fertilised iii. 115 In the shape of the labellum we see the affinity of Goodyera to Epipactis.
1921 Glasgow Herald 16 July 4 That interesting little orchid called goodyera.
1963 W. Blunt Of Flowers & Village 104 The seeds of the creeping goodyera, a little British orchid, are so light that I could send you 14 million of them by post for threepence.
2007 New Mexico Mag. Sept. 57/2 (caption) Goodyera repens Common name: Lesser or dwarf rattlesnake plantain; the smallest of the goodyeras in New Mexico.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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