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Arethusa

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Noun

1. arethusa

any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Arethusa

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noun

a North American orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, having one long narrow leaf and one rose-purple flower fringed with yellow

noun

Greek mythology

a nymph who was changed into a spring on the island of Ortygia to escape the amorous advances of the river god Alpheus

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Arethusa

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noun

1. Greek Mythology

a woodland nymph, changed into a stream by Artemis so that she might escape her pursuer, Alpheus

2. [a-]

a North American orchid (Arethusa bulbosa) with one pink flower and one long leaf that grows only with the fruit

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Arethusa

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n.

See dragon's mouth.

n.
Greek Mythology

A wood nymph who was changed into a fountain by Artemis.

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