maxillaria

noun

any of numerous orchids of the genus Maxillaria often cultivated for their large brilliantly colored solitary flowers

• Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant

• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Maxillaria

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\\ˌmaksəˈla(a)rēə\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin maxilla jaw + New Latin -aria; from the resemblance of part of the flower to a chin

1. capitalized : a large genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with persistent often leathery leaves and single-flowered scapes that includes several cultivated for their large brilliantly colored flowers

2. -s : an orchid of the genus Maxillaria