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bletilla

American

[bli-til-uh] / blɪˈtɪl ə /

noun

any of several terrestrial orchids of the genus Bletilla, of eastern Asia, as B. striata, having terminal clusters of showy purple or white flowers.

Etymology

Origin of bletilla

< New Latin, equivalent to Blet ( ia ) a similar genus (named in honor of Louis Blet, botanist and apothecary at the Spanish court in 1794; see -ia) + Latin -illa diminutive suffix

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