- dancing-lady orchid
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/dan"sing lay"dee, dahn"-/any of numerous epiphytic orchids of the genus Oncidium, often grown as houseplants.
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dancing-lady orchid
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dancing lady orchid — noun any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants • Syn: ↑oncidium, ↑butterfly plant, ↑butterfly orchid • Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant • … Useful english dictionary
dancing-lady orchid — /dan sing lay dee, dahn / any of numerous epiphytic orchids of the genus Oncidium, often grown as houseplants … Useful english dictionary
butterfly orchid — noun 1. any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger striped orchids • Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑Psychopsis krameriana, ↑Oncidium papilio kramerianum, ↑Psychopsis papilio, ↑Oncidium papilio … Useful english dictionary
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orchidaceous plant — noun any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors • Syn: ↑orchid • Hypernyms: ↑flower • Hyponyms: ↑orchis, ↑aerides, ↑angrecum, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Oncidium — excavatum Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
oncidium — /on sid ee euhm/, n. any of numerous tropical American orchids of the genus Oncidium, having clusters of flowers showing great variety in size, form, and color. Also called dancing lady orchid. [ < NL (1800), equiv. to Gk onk(o) (comb. form of… … Universalium
butterfly plant — noun 1. orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink and white flowers dotted with red • Syn: ↑Phalaenopsis amabilis • Hypernyms: ↑moth orchid, ↑moth plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Phalaenopsis, ↑ge … Useful english dictionary
oncidium — noun any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants • Syn: ↑dancing lady orchid, ↑butterfly plant, ↑butterfly orchid • Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous… … Useful english dictionary
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