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Definition: MONKFLOWER

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A name of certain curious orchids which bear three kinds of flowers formerly referred to three genera, but now ascertained to be sexually different forms of the same genus (Catasetum tridentatum, etc.).[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Monkflower" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: MONKFLOWER

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A name of certain curious orchids which bear three kinds of flowers formerly referred to three genera, but now ascertained to be sexually different forms of the same genus (Catasetum tridentatum, etc.).[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "MONKFLOWER" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)