Etymology

greenhood

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Today it means: Any of the genus Pterostylis of orchids of Australasia and the southwest Pacific. Full definition →

First used 20th c.
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From green + hood.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. Any of the genus Pterostylis of orchids of Australasia and the southwest Pacific.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.