English > orchid family: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks / rootstocks and unusual flowers. |
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| Synonyms | Orchidaceae, family Orchidaceae |
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| Member of | Orchidales, order Orchidales | Order of plants with irregular flowers having minute seeds |
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| Members | Anoectochilus, genus Anoectochilus | genus of delicate Asiatic orchids |
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| Aplectrum, genus Aplectrum | A monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae |
| Bletilla, genus Bletilla | small genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletia |
| Brassia, genus Brassia | genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having striking axillary racemes of yellow to green spiderlike flowers with long slender sepals and warty lips |
| Calopogon, genus Calopogon | terrestrial orchids of North America |
| Catasetum, genus Catasetum | genus of tropical American orchids having showy male and female flowers usually on separate inflorescences |
| Cephalanthera, genus Cephalanthera | small genus of temperate Old World terrestrial orchids |
| Cleistes, genus Cleistes | terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots |
| Coeloglossum, genus Coeloglossum | terrestrial orchids of cooler parts of North America and Europe |
| Corallorhiza, genus Corallorhiza | genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips |
| Coryanthes, genus Coryanthes | small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids |
| Cycnoches, genus Cycnoches | genus of epiphytic or terrestrial tropical American orchids |
| Cypripedium, genus Cypripedium | genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids |
| Dactylorhiza, genus Dactylorhiza | genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Asia and North Africa |
| Dracula, genus Dracula | Comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia |
| Dryadella, genus Dryadella | Comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia |
| Eburophyton, genus Eburophyton | A monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae |
| Encyclia, genus Encyclia | large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas and West Indies |
| Epidendrum, genus Epidendrum | large and variable genus of terrestrial or epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas |
| Epipactis, genus Epipactis | genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers |
| Glossodia, genus Glossodia | small genus of Australian orchids |
| Goodyera, genus Goodyera | genus of small orchids of the northern hemisphere with creeping rhizomes and stalked ovate leaves and small flowers |
| Grammatophyllum, genus Grammatophyllum | small genus of large epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of southeastern Asia to Polynesia |
| Gymnadenia, genus Gymnadenia | small genus of terrestrial orchids of North America and temperate Eurasia |
| Gymnadeniopsis, genus Gymnadeniopsis | genus of North American terrestrial orchids usually included in genus Habenaria |
| Habenaria, genus Habenaria | chiefly terrestrial orchids with tubers or fleshy roots often having long slender spurs and petals and lip lobes |
| Hexalectris, genus Hexalectris | A monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae |
| Himantoglossum, genus Himantoglossum | small genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Mediterranean region |
| Listera, genus Listera | genus of terrestrial orchids having usually a single pair of broad shining leaves near the middle of the stem |
| Malaxis, genus Malaxis | large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers |
| Miltonia, genus Miltonia | genus of tropical American orchids |
| Ophrys, genus Ophrys | A hardy genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and northern Africa and western Asia |
| Paphiopedilum, genus Paphiopedilum | horticulturally important genus of mainly terrestrial orchids including many hybrids |
| Phalaenopsis, genus Phalaenopsis | genus of ornamental epiphytic orchids of Asia and Australia |
| Pholidota, genus Pholidota | genus of mostly epiphytic orchids of Indonesia and the western Pacific |
| Phragmipedium, genus Phragmipedium | genus of tropical American orchid species often included in genus ... / genus Cypripedium or Paphiopedilum and Selenipedium |
| Platanthera, genus Platanthera | herbaceous terrestrial orchids of temperate northern and southern hemispheres |
| Plectorrhiza, genus Plectorrhiza | small genus of Australian orchids |
| Pleione, genus Pleione | small genus of dwarf orchids |
| Psychopsis, genus Psychopsis | epiphytic orchids of Central and South America formerly included in genus Oncidium |
| Pterostylis, genus Pterostylis | genus of terrestrial orchids of Australia and New Zealand and western Pacific |
| Rhyncostylis, genus Rhyncostylis | genus of epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia |
| Sarcochilus, genus Sarcochilus | diminutive epiphytic or lithophytic orchids with clumped short-stemmed foliage and arching racemes of colorful flowers |
| Scaphosepalum, genus Scaphosepalum | Comprises some tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia |
| Schomburgkia, genus Schomburgkia | genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with showy racemose flowers |
| Selenipedium, genus Selenipedium | genus of tall reedlike tropical American orchids |
| Spiranthes, genus Spiranthes | large cosmopolitan genus of white-flowered terrestrial orchids |
| Trichoceros, genus Trichoceros | small genus of small epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical South America |
| genus Aerides | epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia having stiff leaves and fragrant white flowers in arching racemes |
| genus Angrecum, Angraecum, genus Angraecum | genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque |
| genus Arethusa | genus of bog orchids of North America and Japan |
| genus Bletia | genus of tropical American terrestrial orchids with large purple or pink flowers |
| genus Brassavola | genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic rhizomatous orchids |
| genus Caladenia | terrestrial orchids of Australia to New Caledonia |
| genus Calanthe | large and widely distributed genus of terrestrial orchids |
| genus Calypso | One species found throughout much of northern North America and Eurasia |
| genus Cattleya | large and highly valued genus of beautiful tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids |
| genus Coelogyne | large diverse genus of tropical Asiatic epiphytic orchids |
| genus Cymbidium | genus of tropical epiphytic or terrestrial Old World orchids |
| genus Dendrobium | large genus and variable genus of chiefly epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Asia and Australasia |
| genus Disa | genus of showy tropical African terrestrial orchids |
| genus Laelia | large genus of mostly epiphytic or lithophytic Central and South American orchids of various sizes |
| genus Liparis | genus of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids |
| genus Masdevallia | large genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids whose flowers have sepals fused at the base forming a tube |
| genus Maxillaria | large genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with persistent leathery leaves and single-flowered scapes |
| genus Odontoglossum | large and important genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids |
| genus Oncidium | large genus of showy epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical and subtropical America |
| genus Orchis | type genus of the orchid family |
| genus Phaius | genus of Asiatic and Australian terrestrial orchids |
| genus Pleurothallis | large genus of epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical America |
| genus Pogonia | small but widely distributed genus of orchids closely related to genus Cleistes |
| genus Sobralia | genus of tropical American orchids |
| genus Stanhopea | genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids |
| genus Stelis | genus of small caespitose orchids of tropical America |
| genus Vanda | genus of showy epiphytic orchids of Himalayas to Malaysia |
| genus Vanilla | large genus of tropical climbing orchids |
| orchid, orchidaceous plant | Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors |
| Broader | monocot family, liliopsid family | family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed |
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| Spanish | orquidáceas, orquídeas |
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| Catalan | Orchidaceae, orquídia |
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