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Gynoglottis
J.J. Smith , in Rec, Trav. Bot. Neerl. 1 (1904) , 49
Coelogyneae. IX . Gr. gyne(woman) ,glottis (tongue) . In allusion possibly to the lip, the claw of which is adnate to the column to form a basally inflated and apically constricted tube , suggestive of the mammalian female organ.
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