HyperDic: swan-flower

English > 1 sense of the word swan-flower:
NOUNplantswan-flower, swan orchid, swanflower, swanneck, swan-neckany of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan
English > swan-flower: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan.
Synonymsswan orchid, swanflower, swanneck, swan-neck
Member ofCycnoches, genus Cycnochesgenus of epiphytic or terrestrial tropical American orchids
Broaderorchid, orchidaceous plantAny of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

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