HyperDic: coryanthes

English > 1 sense of the word Coryanthes:
NOUNplantCoryanthes, genus Coryanthessmall genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids
English > Coryanthes: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids.
Synonymgenus Coryanthes
Member ofOrchidaceae, family Orchidaceae, orchid familyenormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks / rootstocks and unusual flowers
Membershelmetflower, helmet orchidAny of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process
Broadermonocot genus, liliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Spanishcoryanthes, genus coryanthes
Catalancoryanthes, genus coryanthes

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