A bog orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, sole species of the genus Arethusa, having a magenta flower; the dragon's mouth.
Used in a Sentence
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Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for arethusa.
Editorial note
Actually I got it from Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon - I had no idea Arethusa was a water nymph:-) I do quite fancy visiting Sicily & Syracuse though!
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Quick take
A bog orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, sole species of the genus Arethusa, having a magenta flower; the dragon's mouth.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of arethusa gathered in one view.
(Greek mythology) A nereid nymph, who became a fountain.
(Greek mythology) One of the Hesperides nymphs.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for arethusa.
noun
A bog orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, sole species of the genus Arethusa, having a magenta flower; the dragon's mouth.
noun
(Greek mythology) A nereid nymph, who became a fountain.
noun
(Greek mythology) One of the Hesperides nymphs.
noun
(astronomy) 95 Arethusa, a main belt asteroid.
Example sentences
Actually I got it from Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon - I had no idea Arethusa was a water nymph:-) I do quite fancy visiting Sicily & Syracuse though!
And while all kinds of useless crap has been scrolling across the screen of his computer as camouflage, Randy's been hunched over gazing into the subliminal channel of that blinking LED, reading the contents of the decrypted Arethusa intercepts.
Oh, our ludicrously obtuse screeds on Arethusa, her couch of snows, and the Acroceraunian mountains is not at all viewed as valueless in society.
Wasn't Arethusa spelt with an "s", not "z"?
And you alone can hear the invisible starfall, the darkest-before- dawn minutely dewgrazed stir of the black, dab-filled sea where the Arethusa, the Curlew and the Skylark, Zanzibar, Rhiannon, the Rover, the Cormorant, and the Star of Wales tilt and ride.
Quote examples
Wasn't Arethusa spelt with an "s", not "z"?
Proper noun examples
Oh, our ludicrously obtuse screeds on Arethusa, her couch of snows, and the Acroceraunian mountains is not at all viewed as valueless in society.
And you alone can hear the invisible starfall, the darkest-before- dawn minutely dewgrazed stir of the black, dab-filled sea where the Arethusa, the Curlew and the Skylark, Zanzibar, Rhiannon, the Rover, the Cormorant, and the Star of Wales tilt and ride.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use arethusa in a sentence?
Actually I got it from Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon - I had no idea Arethusa was a water nymph:-) I do quite fancy visiting Sicily & Syracuse though!
What does arethusa mean?
A bog orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, sole species of the genus Arethusa, having a magenta flower; the dragon's mouth.
What part of speech is arethusa?
arethusa is commonly used as noun.