calanthe
[ kuh-lan-thee ]
noun
any of various tropical and subtropical orchids of the genus Calanthe, having racemes of white, reddish, or yellow flowers.
Origin of calanthe
1From New Latin
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How to use calanthe in a sentence
A beautiful pink and white ground orchid (calanthe) was plentiful.
Wanderings Among South Sea Savages And in Borneo and the Philippines | H. Wilfrid WalkerThe slave then withdrew altogether; and Ibrahim approached the lady, saying, Calanthebeauteous calanthe!
Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf | George W. M. ReynoldsThe lust of Ibrahim Pashanay, start not so violentlybrought destruction and death upon calanthe!
Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf | George W. M. ReynoldsThe success is more interesting because one parent is evergreen, the other, calanthe, deciduous.
About Orchids | Frederick BoyleI am, my lordand tis our sister calanthe of whom I have spoken, was the reply.
Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf | George W. M. Reynolds
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