Mantisia
noun
Man·tis·ia
man‧ˈtisēə
: a genus of East Indian herbs (family Zingiberaceae) having very irregular flowers with lateral filamentous staminodia and a 1-celled ovary see dancing-girls
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Mantis, genus of insects + -ia; from the resemblance of the flowers to the insect
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