orchidaceous plant
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1. any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | flower, |
| definition | : | a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | orchis, |
| definition | : | any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | aerides, |
| definition | : | any orchid of the genus Aerides (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | angrecum, |
| definition | : | any of various spectacular orchids of the genus Angraecum having dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | jewel orchid, |
| definition | : | any of several delicate Asiatic orchids grown especially for their velvety leaves with metallic white or gold veining (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | arethusa, |
| definition | : | any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | bletia, |
| definition | : | any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudobulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | bletia striata, bletilla striata, |
| definition | : | Japanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect racemes of rose to magenta flowers; often cultivated; sometimes placed in genus Bletia (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | brassavola, |
| definition | : | any of various tropical American orchids with usually solitary fleshy leaves and showy white to green nocturnally fragrant blossoms solitary or in racemes of up to 7 (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | caladenia, |
| definition | : | any of various orchids of the genus Caladenia (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | calanthe, |
| definition | : | any of various showy orchids of the genus Calanthe having white or yellow or rose-colored flowers and broad leaves folded lengthwise (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | calypso, calypso bulbosa, fairy-slipper, |
| definition | : | rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | catasetum macrocarpum, jumping orchid, |
| definition | : | orchid having both male and female flowers in the same raceme; when a sensitive projection at the base of the column of the male flower is touched the pollen is suddenly ejected (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cattleya, |
| definition | : | any orchid of the genus Cattleya characterized by a three-lobed lip enclosing the column; among the most popular and most extravagantly beautiful orchids known (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | helleborine, |
| definition | : | any of several orchids of the genus Cephalanthera (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cleistes rosea, pogonia rosea, rosebud orchid, |
| definition | : | orchid of central and northern South America having 1- to 3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | coeloglossum viride, frog orchid, |
| definition | : | orchid having hooded long-bracted green to yellow-green flowers suffused with purple (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | coelogyne, |
| definition | : | any of various orchids of the genus Coelogyne with: clusters of fragrant lacy snow-white flowers; salmon-pink solitary flowers; chainlike racemes of topaz and chocolate brown flowers; spikes of delicate white spice-scented flowers; emerald green flowers marked with blue-black (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | coral root, |
| definition | : | a wildflower of the genus Corallorhiza growing from a hard mass of rhizomes associated with a fungus that aids in absorbing nutrients from the forest floor (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | helmet orchid, helmetflower, |
| definition | : | any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cymbid, cymbidium, |
| definition | : | any of various plants of the genus Cymbidium having narrow leaves and a long drooping cluster of numerous showy and variously colored boat-shaped flowers; extensively hybridized and cultivated as houseplants and important florists' flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cypripedia, |
| definition | : | a plant or flower of the genus Cypripedium (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | marsh orchid, |
| definition | : | any of several orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza having fingerlike tuberous roots; Europe and Mediterranean region (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | dendrobium, |
| definition | : | a plant of the genus Dendrobium having stems like cane and usually showy racemose flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | disa, |
| definition | : | any orchid of the genus Disa; beautiful orchids with dark green leaves and usually hooded flowers; much prized as emblematic flowers in their native regions (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | eburophyton austinae, phantom orchid, snow orchid, |
| definition | : | waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and racemes of white flowers; northwestern United States to northern California and east to Idaho (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cattleya citrina, encyclia citrina, tulip orchid, |
| definition | : | Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous grey-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | epidendron, |
| definition | : | any of various orchids of the genus Epidendrum (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | helleborine, |
| definition | : | any of various orchids of the genus Epipactis (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | tongue-flower, tongueflower, |
| definition | : | orchid having blue to purple flowers with tongue-shaped or strap-shaped protuberances (calli) at the lip base (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | helleborine, rattlesnake plantain, |
| definition | : | any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-white flowers in a twisted raceme (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | fringed orchid, fringed orchis, |
| definition | : | any of several summer-flowering American orchids distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lip (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | frog orchid, |
| definition | : | any of several green orchids of the genus Habenaria (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | rein orchid, rein orchis, |
| definition | : | any of several American wildflowers with a kidney-shaped lip (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | hexalectris warnockii, texas purple spike, |
| definition | : | orchid with slender nearly leafless reddish-brown stems with loose racemes of reddish-brown flowers; of open brushy woods of southeastern Arizona and central Texas (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | laelia, |
| definition | : | any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colors (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | liparis, |
| definition | : | an orchid of the genus Liparis having few leaves and usually fairly small yellow-green or dull purple flowers in terminal racemes (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | twayblade, |
| definition | : | an orchid of the genus Liparis having a pair of leaves (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | fen orchid, fen orchis, liparis loeselii, |
| definition | : | small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | lesser twayblade, listera cordata, |
| definition | : | orchid having two triangular leaves and a short lax raceme of green to rust-colored flowers with the lip flushed mauve; Europe and Asia and North America and Greenland (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | listera ovata, twayblade, |
| definition | : | orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe to central Asia (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | masdevallia, |
| definition | : | any of numerous orchids of the genus Masdevallia; tufted evergreen often diminutive plants whose flowers in a remarkable range of colors usually resemble a tricorn with sepals fused at the base to form a tube (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | maxillaria, |
| definition | : | any of numerous orchids of the genus Maxillaria often cultivated for their large brilliantly colored solitary flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | pansy orchid, |
| definition | : | any of various orchids of the genus Miltonia having solitary or loosely racemose showy broadly spreading flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | odontoglossum, |
| definition | : | any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | bee orchid, ophrys apifera, |
| definition | : | European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape and color (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | spider orchid, |
| definition | : | any of several European orchids of the genus Ophrys (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | venus' slipper, venus's shoe, venus's slipper, |
| definition | : | any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | phaius, |
| definition | : | an orchid of the genus Phaius having large plicate leaves and racemes of showy flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | moth orchid, moth plant, |
| definition | : | any of various orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis having often drooping glossy broad obovate or oval leaves usually dark green flushed purple or mottled grey and silver (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | rattlesnake orchid, |
| definition | : | any of various orchids of the genus Pholidota having numerous white to brown flowers in spiraling racemes clothed in slightly inflated bracts and resembling a rattlesnake's tail (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | tangle orchid, |
| definition | : | an orchid of the genus Plectorrhiza having tangled roots and long wiry stems bearing lax racemes of small fragrant green flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | indian crocus, |
| definition | : | any of several dwarf orchids of the genus Pleione bearing one or two solitary white or pink to magenta or occasionally yellow flowers with slender stalks (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | pleurothallis, |
| definition | : | any of numerous small tufted orchids of the genus Pleurothallis having leathery to fleshy leaves and racemes of 1 to many small flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | pogonia, |
| definition | : | any hardy bog orchid of the genus Pogonia: terrestrial orchids having slender rootstocks and erect stems bearing one or a few leaves and a solitary terminal flower (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | butterfly orchid, |
| definition | : | any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | greenhood, helmet orchid, |
| definition | : | any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | foxtail orchid, |
| definition | : | any of various orchids of the genus Rhyncostylis having pink- to purple-marked white flowers in a dense cylindrical raceme (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | sobralia, |
| definition | : | any of various showy orchids of the genus Sobralia having leafy stems and bright-colored solitary or racemose flowers similar to those of genus Cattleya (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | ladies' tresses, lady's tresses, |
| definition | : | an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | stanhopea, |
| definition | : | any of various orchids of the genus Stanhopea having a single large leaf and loose racemes of large fragrant flowers of various colors; Mexico to Brazil (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | stelis, |
| definition | : | any of various small tropical American orchids of the genus Stelis having long slender racemes of numerous small to minute flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | fly orchid, |
| definition | : | any of several dwarf creeping orchids with small bizarre insect-like hairy flowers on slender stalks (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | vanda, |
| definition | : | any of numerous showy orchids of the genus Vanda having many large flowers in loose racemes (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | vanilla, |
| definition | : | any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers (noun.plant) |
| part holonym | : | mentum, |
| definition | : | a projection below the mouth of certain mollusks that resembles a chin (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | mentum, |
| definition | : | a projection like a chin formed by the sepals and base of the column in some orchids (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | family orchidaceae, orchid family, orchidaceae, |
| definition | : | enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers (noun.plant) |
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