| NOUN | plant | Coryanthes, genus Coryanthes | small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids |
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| Meaning | small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids. | |
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| Synonym | genus Coryanthes | |
| 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 |
| Members | helmetflower, helmet orchid | Any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process |
| Broader | monocot genus, liliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed |
| Spanish | coryanthes, genus coryanthes | |
| Catalan | coryanthes, genus coryanthes | |
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