aerides

English Thesaurus

1. any orchid of the genus Aerides (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	orchid, orchidaceous plant,
definition	:	any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	genus aerides,
definition	:	epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia having stiff leaves and fragrant white flowers in arching racemes (noun.plant)