greenhood

Noun
Synonyms: helmet orchid

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hoodSynonyms: helmet orchid
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Greenhead \Green"head\, Greenhood \Green"hood\, n. A state of greenness; verdancy. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
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