Tipularia

noun
Tip·​u·​lar·​ia | \ ˌtipyəˈla(a)rēə\

Definition of Tipularia

: a genus of delicate terrestrial orchids with solid bulbs that produce in late summer a racemose scape of greenish purple flowers and in autumn a single ovate purple leaf which persists through winter — see crane-fly orchid

History and Etymology for Tipularia

New Latin, from Tipula + -aria; from the supposed resemblance of the flower to the crane fly

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