‖ odontoglossum Bot.
(əʊˌdɒntəʊˈglɒsəm)
[mod.L., f. Gr. ὀδούς (see odonto-) + γλῶσσα, γλῶττα tongue.]
A genus of orchids having flowers remarkable for their size and the beauty of their colours; also, a plant or flower of this genus.
| 1880 Ouida Moths I. 178 Vere looked up from the golden blossoms of an Odontoglossum. 1891 Athenæum 4 July 40/2 Mr. R. A. Rolfe showed two hybrid odontoglossums. |
So oˈdontoglot, rare anglicized form of prec.
| 1879 J. W. Boddam-Whetham Roracina xxi. 240 The heavier odour of a chocolate-tinted odontoglot. |