A plant with flowers that resemble frogs in shape or appearance, particularly tropical orchids in the genus Phragmipedium.
Compound of 'frog' and 'flower,' named descriptively in botanical Latin texts by 18th-century naturalists who noted the frog-like form of the blossoms.
Many plants evolved flowers that look like insects or animals to attract specific pollinators—but frogflowers are more about amazing us than fooling anyone!
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