HyperDic: angraecum

English > 1 sense of the word Angraecum:
NOUNplantAngraecum, genus Angrecum, genus Angraecumgenus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque
English > Angraecum: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninggenus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque.
Synonymsgenus Angrecum, genus Angraecum
Member ofOrchidaceae, family Orchidaceae, orchid familyenormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks / rootstocks and unusual flowers
MembersangrecumAny of various spectacular orchids of the genus Angraecum having dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers
Broadermonocot genus, liliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Spanishangraecum, genus angraecum, genus angrecum
Catalanangraecum, genus angraecum, genus angrecum

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