Associations to the word «Bletilla»

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Wiktionary

BLETILLA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae   — the urn orchid.

Dictionary definition

BLETILLA, noun. Small genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletia.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne