Cooktown orchid
/ (ˈkʊktaʊn) /
noun
a purple Australian orchid, Dendrobium bigibbum, found in Queensland, of which it is the floral emblem
Word Origin for Cooktown orchid
named after Cooktown, a coastal town in NE Queensland
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