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Arethusa in American English
a woodland nymph, changed into a stream by Artemis so that she might escape her pursuer, Alpheus
noun: an orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, of eastern North America, having a solitary pink flower with a blotched, fringed lip: now rare

arethusa in British English
noun: a North American orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, having one long narrow leaf and one rose-purple flower fringed with yellow
noun: a nymph who was changed into a spring on the island of Ortygia to escape the amorous advances of the river god Alpheus

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