calanthe

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1. any of various showy orchids of the genus Calanthe having white or yellow or rose-colored flowers and broad leaves folded lengthwise (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	orchid, orchidaceous plant,
definition	:	any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	genus calanthe,
definition	:	large and widely distributed genus of terrestrial orchids (noun.plant)