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leek orchid

leek orchid noun: any orchid of the genus Prasophyllum.

leek orchid: any orchid of the genus Prasophyllum
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Noun

leek orchid (plural leek orchids)

  1. Any orchid of the genus Prasophyllum.

Forms of leek orchid

pluralleek orchids

Origin of leek orchid

From leek + orchid, a partial calque of translingual Prasophyllum n (literally “leek-leaf”). Derived from Ancient Greek πρᾰ́σον n (prắson, “leek”) + translingual -phyllum n (“leaf”).

Questions about leek orchid

What does leek orchid mean?
Leek orchid means any orchid of the genus Prasophyllum.
What part of speech is leek orchid?
Leek orchid is a noun.
What is the plural of leek orchid?
The plural of leek orchid is leek orchids.

Words near leek orchid in the dictionary

  1. leeftail
  2. Leegomery
  3. leek
  4. leek moth
  5. leek moths
  6. leek orchid
  7. leek-green
  8. Leeka
  9. Leekbrook
  10. leekier
  11. leekiest

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