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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of plants of the family Orchidaceæ, several species of which are grown in choice collections.
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- noun genus of tropical American orchids having showy male and female flowers usually on separate inflorescences
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In the other example (catasetum), when a bee gnaws a certain part of the flower, he inevitably touches a long delicate projection which Mr. Darwin calls the 'antenna.'
Life and Habit Samuel Butler 1868
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