Definitions
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- adjective
Curtis (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Curtis's ..."
Etymologies
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Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Curtis.
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Examples
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Dark Spell ‘Wolf Lake’ above, and Raven, Paphiopedilum Raven ‘Forever More’ x Paph. curtisii ‘Imperial Purple’ shown first.
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Dark Spell ‘Wolf Lake’, on the left and Raven, Paphiopedilum Raven ‘Forever More’ x Paph. curtisii ‘Imperial Purple’ on the right have swelling flower buds.
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Paphiopedilum Raven ‘Forever More’ x Paph. curtisii ‘Imperial Purple’ or Raven for short is believed to be the correct name.
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