genus Phaius

genus Phaius
noun
genus of Asiatic and Australian terrestrial orchids
Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Orchidaceae, ↑family Orchidaceae, ↑orchid family
Member Meronyms: ↑phaius

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  • Phaius — ID 62320 Symbol Key PHAIU Common Name nun s hood orchid Family Orchidaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution FL, HI, PR Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Phaius tancarvilleae — ID 62321 Symbol Key PHTA2 Common Name nun s hood orchid Family Orchidaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution FL, HI, PR Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • 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

  • 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

  • David Burke (botanist) — David Burke (1854 – 11 April 1897) was one of the most widely travelled plant collectors, who was sent by James Veitch Sons to collect plants in British Guiana, Burma and Colombia. In his later life, Burke became rather eccentric, preferring the… …   Wikipedia

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