English > genus Encyclia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas and West Indies; formerly included in genus Epidendrum. |
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| Synonym | Encyclia |
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| 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 |
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| Members | butterfly orchid, Encyclia tampensis, Epidendrum tampense | orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers |
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| butterfly orchid, butterfly orchis, Epidendrum venosum, Encyclia venosa | Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip |
| tulip orchid, Encyclia citrina, Cattleya citrina | Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous grey-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened |
| Broader | monocot genus, liliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed |
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| Spanish | encyclia, genus encyclia |
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| Catalan | encyclia, genus encyclia |
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