Cranichis

== Translingual == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κράνος (krános, “helmet”) + Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós, “-ic, -ish”), from the curving appearance of the flower. === Proper noun === Cranichis f A taxonomic genus within the family Orchideae – helmet orchids. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Asparagales – order; Orchidaceae – family; Orchidoideae – subfamily; Cranichideae – tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Cranichis muscosa (cypress-knee helmet orchid) – type species === References === Cranichis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cranichis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Cranichis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons