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| o·don·to·glos·sum [ ō dòntə glóssəm ] (plural o·don·to·glos·sums) |
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brightly-colored orchid: a variety of orchid that grows on other plants and is widely cultivated for its clusters of brightly colored flowers. Native to: mountainous areas from Bolivia to Mexico. Genus Odontoglossum.
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| [Late 19th century < modern Latin, "tooth tongue" < Greek odont- "tooth" + glōssa "tongue"; from the projection on the end of the flower, resembling a tooth] |
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