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1. large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas and West Indies; formerly included in genus Epidendrum (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | liliopsid genus, monocot genus, |
| definition | : | genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | cattleya citrina, encyclia citrina, tulip orchid, |
| definition | : | Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous grey-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | family orchidaceae, orchid family, orchidaceae, |
| definition | : | enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers (noun.plant) |
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