NOUN | plant | genus Maxillaria | large genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with persistent leathery leaves and single-flowered scapes |
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Meaning | large genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with persistent leathery leaves and single-flowered scapes. | |
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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 |
Members | maxillaria | Any of numerous orchids of the genus Maxillaria often cultivated for their large brilliantly colored solitary flowers |
Broader | monocot genus, liliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed |
Spanish | genus maxillaria | |
Catalan | genus maxillaria |
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