greenhood

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greenhood - any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hoodhelmet orchidorchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colorsgenus Pterostylis, Pterostylis - genus of terrestrial orchids of Australia and New Zealand and western Pacific