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ARETHUSA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("arethusa" is a kind of...):
orchid; orchidaceous plant (any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "arethusa"):
Arethusa bulbosa; bog rose; dragon's mouth; wild pink (a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide gaping corolla; Canada)
Holonyms ("arethusa" is a member of...):
genus Arethusa (genus of bog orchids of North America and Japan)