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Cooktown orchid

/ ˈkʊktaʊn /

noun

  1. a purple Australian orchid, Dendrobium bigibbum , found in Queensland, of which it is the floral emblem


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Cooktown orchid1

named after Cooktown , a coastal town in NE Queensland

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