arethusa
[ ar-uh-thoo-zuh ]
/ ˌær əˈθu zə /
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noun
Also called dragon's mouth, swamp pink. an orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, of eastern North America, having a solitary pink flower with a blotched, fringed lip: now rare.
(initial capital letter)Classical Mythology. a nymph who was changed into a spring to save her when she was being pursued by the river god Alpheus.
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Origin of arethusa
1810–20; (<New Latin ) <Greek Aréthousa
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arethusa
/ (ˌærɪˈθjuːzə) /
noun
a North American orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, having one long narrow leaf and one rose-purple flower fringed with yellow
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Arethusa
/ (ˌærɪˈθjuːzə) /
noun
Greek myth a nymph who was changed into a spring on the island of Ortygia to escape the amorous advances of the river god Alpheus
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