The story
From leek + orchid, a partial calque of translingual Prasophyllum n (literally “leek-leaf”). Derived from Ancient Greek πρᾰ́σον n (prắson, “leek”) + translingual -phyllum n (“leaf”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
leek orchid
Today it means: Any orchid of the genus Prasophyllum. Full definition →