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triphora

\\ˈtrifərə, -rīf-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from tri- + -phora; from the fact that it usually bears three flowers

: a genus of American terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers, ovate usually clasping leaves, axillary flowers that have an erect lip but are crestless and spurless, and fruit that is a drooping capsule — see nodding cap

Useful english dictionary. 2012.