| NOUN | plant | Epidendrum, genus Epidendrum | large and variable genus of terrestrial or epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas |
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| Meaning | large and variable genus of terrestrial or epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas; some native to United States. | |
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| Synonym | genus Epidendrum | |
| 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 | epidendron | Any of various orchids of the genus Epidendrum |
| Broader | monocot genus, liliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed |
| Spanish | epidendrum, genus epidendrum | |
| Catalan | epidendrum, genus epidendrum | |
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