Cranichis

Translingual

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κράνος (krános, “helmet”) + Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós, “-ic, -ish”), from the curving appearance of the flower.

Proper noun

Cranichis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Orchideae – helmet orchid.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Asparagales - order; Orchidaceae - family; Orchidoideae - subfamily; Cranichideae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Cranichis muscosa (cypress-knee helmet orchid) - type species

References

• Cranichis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cranichis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cranichis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons