Meaning | genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque. |
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Synonyms | genus Angrecum, genus Angraecum |
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Member of | Orchidaceae, family Orchidaceae, orchid family | enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks / rootstocks and unusual flowers |
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Members | angrecum | Any of various spectacular orchids of the genus Angraecum having dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers |
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Broader | monocot genus, liliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed |
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Spanish | angraecum, genus angraecum, genus angrecum |
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Catalan | angraecum, genus angraecum, genus angrecum |
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