Catasetum
noun
Cata·se·tum
ˌkatəˈsētəm
: a genus of tropical American orchids having globose expanded flowers in racemes and the column provided with a sensitive appendage that when touched releases the pollen suddenly from the stamens see jumping orchid
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from cata- + Latin seta, saeta bristle + New Latin -um; from the appendages of the column
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