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Gymnadenia

noun
Gym·na·de·nia | \ˌjimnəˈdēnēə\

Definition of Gymnadenia 

: a genus of European terrestrial orchids having greenish flowers with the lip of the corolla entire

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History and Etymology for Gymnadenia

New Latin, from gymn- + Greek adēn gland + New Latin -ia

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