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Noun: tongueflower
  1. Orchid having blue to purple flowers with tongue-shaped or strap-shaped protuberances (calli) at the lip base
    "The tongueflower's unique lip structure gives it its common name";
    - tongue-flower

Derived forms: tongue-flowers

Type of: orchid, orchidaceous plant

Part of: genus Glossodia, Glossodia