NOUN | plant | swan-flower, swan orchid, swanflower, swanneck, swan-neck | any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan |
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Meaning | Any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan. | |
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Synonyms | swan orchid, swanflower, swanneck, swan-neck | |
Member of | Cycnoches, genus Cycnoches | genus of epiphytic or terrestrial tropical American orchids |
Broader | orchid, orchidaceous plant | Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors |
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