NOUN | plant | Sarcochilus, genus Sarcochilus | diminutive epiphytic or lithophytic orchids with clumped short-stemmed foliage and arching racemes of colorful flowers |
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Meaning | diminutive epiphytic or lithophytic orchids with clumped short-stemmed foliage and arching racemes of colorful flowers; Australia and Polynesia to southeastern Asia. | |
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Synonym | genus Sarcochilus | |
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 | orange-blossom orchid, Sarcochilus falcatus | diminutive Australian orchid with loose racemes of fragrant white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip |
Broader | monocot genus, liliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed |
Spanish | genus sarcochilus, sarcochilus | |
Catalan | genus sarcochilus, sarcochilus |
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