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Dryadella

Dryadella

9.9
A very small tropical orchid with short stems and usually one leaf and one flower
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Dryadella
  • Many orchid enthusiasts grow Dryadella species for their unique miniature flowers.

Examples

  • The Dryadella plant is well suited for terrarium cultivation due to its small size.

  • Botanists recently discovered a new Dryadella species in the Andean cloud forests.

  • The Dryadella species thrives in humid environments.

  • Many gardeners love Dryadellas for their unique beauty.

  • Many orchid enthusiasts grow Dryadella species for their unique miniature flowers.

  • Botanists recently discovered a new Dryadella species in the Andean cloud forests.

  • The Dryadella plant is well suited for terrarium cultivation due to its small size.

Surface Forms

Dryadella singular
Dryadellas plural

Morphology

Dryadella = dryad (opaque) = dryad + ella

This is a Latinized botanical name (dryad + diminutive -ella) and the genus meaning cannot be inferred by typical English derivational rules.

Etymology

Dryadella comes from dryad, a Greek word for a 'tree spirit', and the small ending -ella, which means 'little'. So, Dryadella means 'little dryad', a neat image to remember a very small orchid that often grows on or near trees.