dove plant
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An American orchid (Peristeria elata) that produces numerous globose white fragrant flowers. The centre of the flower resembles a dove.
noun
A tropical or subtropical flowering shrub, Melochia tomentosa.
Example Sentences
- "The flower of the dove plant (Peristeria elata), the loveliest of all orchidacean flowers, consists of a rose-like crown of white sepals, from the bosom of which a white dove, with outstretched wings, is, as it were, upon the point of taking flight."
- "Columbine, or the Dove-plant, calls our attention to the "resemblance of its nectaries to the heads of pigeons in a ring around a dish, a favourite device of ancient artists" (Dr. Prior); or to "the figure of a hovering dove with expanded wings, which we obtain by pulling off a single petal with its attached sepals" (Lady Wilkinson);"
- "Dove Plant can flower year-round following even the smallest rain."