| NOUN | plant | Encyclia citrina, tulip orchid, Cattleya citrina | Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous grey-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened |
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| Meaning | Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous grey-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya. | |
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| Synonyms | tulip orchid, Cattleya citrina | |
| Member of | Encyclia, genus Encyclia | large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas and West Indies |
| Broader | orchid, orchidaceous plant | Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors |
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