Cooktown orchid

/ (ˈkʊktaʊn) /

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noun

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

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Word Origin for Cooktown orchid

named after Cooktown, a coastal town in NE Queensland

Words nearby Cooktown orchid

cookstove, Cookstown, Cook Strait, cook the books, cooktop, Cooktown orchid, cook up, cookware, cook with gas, cool, coolabah

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Example sentences from the Web for Cooktown orchid

"I found it completely riveting," said Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief.
Jon Krakauer's Hunt for Truth|Nick Summers|April 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
In the dusty corridors of power, Disraeli was an exotic orchid whose drag enlivened many a boring wet Monday.
Benjamin Disraeli: Dead Cool|Simon Doonan|September 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST
In the center of the room, a circular glass table displayed a single white orchid.
Joseph Conrad vs. Lauren Conrad|The Daily Beast|June 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST
She had been raised as a debutante, a beautiful, delicate orchid from Vancouver, Canada.
Chris Matthews on the Buckley Mystique|Chris Matthews|May 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST

On my kitchen windowsill (yes, I have a windowed kitchen, my first ever), are four orchid plants.
The Bag Lady Papers Cont'd|Alexandra Penney|December 22, 2008|DAILY BEAST
The boys light Roman candles, shooting crimson and orchid and brass-flamed astonishers into the clouds.
The Great Potlatch Riots|Allen Kim Lang
The Iris is to the garden what the Orchid is to the greenhouse.
Amateur Gardencraft|Eben E. Rexford
The Orchid family is certainly the most curious in the vegetable kingdom, as it is almost the most extensive, except the Grasses.
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This was not a sea-weed, but a lichen—probably the same from which the orchid purple of modern art is prepared.
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A beautiful pink and white ground orchid (Calanthe) was plentiful.
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