swanflower

swanflower
noun
any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan
Syn: ↑swan orchid, ↑swan-flower, ↑swanneck, ↑swan-neck
Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant
Member Holonyms: ↑Cycnoches, ↑genus Cycnoches

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
: any of several plants having flowers whose shape suggests the neck of a swan; especially : an orchid of the genus Cycnoches — called also swanneck

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  • swanneck — noun any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan • Syn: ↑swan orchid, ↑swanflower, ↑swan flower, ↑swan neck • Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Cycnoches — noun genus of epiphytic or terrestrial tropical American orchids • Syn: ↑genus Cycnoches • Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Orchidaceae, ↑family Orchidaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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