genus Angraecum — noun genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque • Syn: ↑genus Angrecum, ↑Angraecum • Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Orchidaceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
angrecum — noun any of various spectacular orchids of the genus Angraecum having dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers • Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Angrecum, ↑Angraecum,… … Useful english dictionary
angrecum — n. 1. any of various spectacular orchids of the genus {Angraecum} having 2 ranked dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
liliopsid genus — noun genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed • Syn: ↑monocot genus • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑liliid monocot genus, ↑Juncus, ↑genus Juncus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
monocot genus — noun genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed • Syn: ↑liliopsid genus • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑liliid monocot genus, ↑Juncus, ↑genus Juncus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Angraecum — noun genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque • Syn: ↑genus Angrecum, ↑genus Angraecum • Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Orchidaceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Orchidaceae — noun enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers • Syn: ↑Orchidaceae, ↑orchid family • Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Orchidales … Useful english dictionary
orchid family — noun enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers • Syn: ↑Orchidaceae, ↑family Orchidaceae • Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Orchidaceae — noun enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers • Syn: ↑family Orchidaceae, ↑orchid family • Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Angraecum — n. 1. a genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque. Syn: genus {Angrecum}, genus {Angraecum}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English