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