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Noun1.greenhood - any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hoodgreenhood - any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood
helmet orchid
orchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
genus Pterostylis, Pterostylis - genus of terrestrial orchids of Australia and New Zealand and western Pacific
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The students identified a new population of leafy greenhood orchids and carried out surveys of local wildlife, including powerful owls and phascogales.
From little things, big things grow: Jane Goodall's visionary program ... by Considine, Mary-Lou / Ecos
The funds slowly built up to just over a million dollars until Hank and Barbara Greenhood, FPSAs made PSA their primary beneficiary with a behest of seven million dollars.
On my mind .. by Fuller, John C. / PSA Journal
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Executive Vice President * John Davis, APSA, PPSA Since joining PSA in 1999, John has served as Director of the Color Projected Image Division (CPID) Study Groups; Director of Membership Information for the Nature Division; Trustee of the Memorial Endowment Funds I and II (now renamed the PSA Endowment Fund and PSA Endowment Fund II); member of the PSA Investment Committee, and Chair of the new PSA Greenhood Scholarship and Grant Committee.
2009 Society officer slate by Rogus, Carol-Ann / PSA Journal
 
 
 
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