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odontoglossum

noun
odon·​to·​glos·​sum | \ ƍ-ˌdĂ€n-tə-ˈglĂ€-səm How to pronounce odontoglossum (audio) \

Definition of odontoglossum

: any of a genus (Odontoglossum) of widely cultivated tropical American orchids

First Known Use of odontoglossum

1880, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for odontoglossum

New Latin, from Greek odont- + glƍssa tongue — more at gloss

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