Etymology

masdevallia

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Today it means: Any orchid in the genus Masdevallia, whose species (approximately 500 or 600 depending on circumscription) have flowers of extremely diverse appearance. Full definition →

translingual Masdevallia
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  1. translingual · borrowed fromMasdevallia
  2. English todaymasdevallia

Borrowed from translingual Masdevallia, from Catalan Masdevall (surname, after José Masdevall, Spanish physician and botanist) + translingual -ia.

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