kȯ(r)ˈd(y)ülə; ˈkȯ(r)d(y)ələ, -(r)jələ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, probably irregular from Late Greek kordylē club, from Greek, bump, swelling; probably from the shape of the column — more at cardinal
: a large genus of tropical Old World terrestrial orchids resembling the common lady's-slippers