NOUN | plant | Grammatophyllum, genus Grammatophyllum | small genus of large epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of southeastern Asia to Polynesia |
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Meaning | small genus of large epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of southeastern Asia to Polynesia; the giants of the Orchidaceae having long narrow leaves and drooping flower clusters often 6 feet long. | |
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Synonym | genus Grammatophyllum | |
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 |
Broader | monocot genus, liliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed |
Spanish | genus grammatophyllum, grammatophyllum | |
Catalan | genus grammatophyllum, grammatophyllum |
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