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bletia

noun

any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudobulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers

• Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant

• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Bletia

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\\ˈblēsh(ē)ə, -ēd.ēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Luis Blet, 18th century Spanish pharmacist and botanist + New Latin -ia

: a genus of terrestrial cormose orchids of tropical America with linear plicate leaves and a slender scape of large purple or pink flowers — see bletilla

Useful english dictionary. 2012.