The generic name Encyclia is derived from the Greek word 'enkyklein' which
means 'to encircle' : descriptive of the lip which encloses the column.
source : Schultes, Richard Evans and Arthur Stanley Pease, Generic Names of
Orchids, Their Origin and Meaning, p. 126.
also : Mayr, Hubert, Orchid Names and Their Meanings, p. 142.
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