stiffly-fluted

Updated: May 8, 2025

Orchids of the Brazils festoon unknown trees with the rose and purple butterflies formed by their brilliant blossoms, and colossal traveller's palms, so-called from the draught of water obtained by incision of the stem, stud the glades with stiffly-fluted fans.

Emily Richings - Through the Malay Archipelago