greenhood

English

Etymology

green +‎ hood

Noun

greenhood (plural greenhoods)

1. Any of the genus Pterostylis of orchids of Australasia and the southwest Pacific. [from 20th c.]
   • 2018, Bruce Pascoe, Dark Emu, Scribe, published 2020, page 24:

     Gott found that after harvesting the greenhoods, 75 per cent of the pre-harvest density was restored within fourteen months.

Derived terms

• shy greenhood (Pterostylis allantoidea)

See also

• rustyhood

References

• greenhood on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pterostylis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pterostylis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons