NOUN | plant | dancing lady orchid, oncidium, butterfly plant, butterfly orchid | any orchid of the genus Oncidium |
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Meaning | Any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants. | |
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Synonyms | oncidium, butterfly plant, butterfly orchid | |
Member of | genus Oncidium | large genus of showy epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical and subtropical America |
Broader | orchid, orchidaceous plant | Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors |
Spanish | oncidium | |
Catalan | oncidium |
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