HyperDic: genus_bletilla

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Bletilla:
NOUNplantgenus Bletilla, Bletillasmall genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletia
English > genus Bletilla: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletia.
SynonymBletilla
Member ofOrchidaceae, family Orchidaceae, orchid familyenormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks / rootstocks and unusual flowers
MembersBletilla striata, Bletia striataJapanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect racemes of rose to magenta flowers
Broadermonocot genus, liliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Spanishbletilla, genus bletilla
Catalanbletilla, genus bletilla

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