Definition of Himantoglossum

1. Noun. Small genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Mediterranean region.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Himantoglossum

Himalayan field rat
Himalayan field rats
Himalayan griffon vulture
Himalayan griffon vultures
Himalayan lilac
Himalayan marmot
Himalayan marmots
Himalayan rhubarb
Himalayan shrew
Himalayan shrews
Himalayan striped squirrel
Himalayan striped squirrels
Himalayans
Himalayas
Himalayish
Himantoglossum
Himantoglossum hircinum
Himantopus
Himantopus himantopus
Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus
Himantopus mexicanus
Himantopus novae-zelandiae
Himantopus stilt
Himarë
Himmler
Himni i Flamurit
Himself
Hin recombinase
Hinault
Hinayana

Literary usage of Himantoglossum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"... heavy blanket of snow, the vines come through the winter in fair condition but in open winters they are completely killed back. himantoglossum: Orchis. ..."

2. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Anton Kerner von Marilaun (1902)
"... from Gymnadenia and Orchis, from himantoglossum and Orchis, from Serapias and Orchis, from Gymnadenia and Nigritella, and from Epipactis and ..."

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